Viet Nam has been consulting ASEAN member nations and partners about the possibility of postponing the 36^th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in early April as scheduled due to complicated developments of the COVID-19 epidemic in the region and the world.

Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang (Photo: VNA)

Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang unveiled the information on March 17 while answering a reporter’s query about the organisation of the 36^th ASEAN Summit and related meetings.

“We will issue a specific announcement after senior leaders make a decision,” Hang added.

The 36^th ASEAN Summit and related meetings were scheduled to take place in the central city of Da Nang from April 6-9.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) now consists of 10 member states, namely Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam.

Source: VNA