On June 2-3, at the Secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta, Indonesia, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang, Head of Vietnam’s ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) delegation, co-chaired the 2026 Mekong-US Partnership (MUSP) Senior Officials’ Meeting and attended the 38th ASEAN-US Dialogue (AUSD 38).

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung voiced a hope that the US will continue to play a constructive role and back ASEAN’s efforts in building the Bien Dong Sea (internationally known as South China Sea) into a sea of peace, friendship and cooperation.