At a discussion on ASEAN held on January 17 within the framework of the 54^th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF-54) in Davos, Switzerland, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh reiterated the significance of unity in diversity and the resilience of ASEAN and each member state for the bloc’s development.

As a key speaker at the discussion, the Prime Minister called on nations to promote inclusive development with the people as the subject, the center, and the driver of development.

The Vietnamese leader said that each member nation should contribute to ASEAN’s development and uphold its own potential, outstanding opportunities, and competitive edge and capacity, while ensuring adherence to competition and demand-supply rules in the market.

He urged countries to maintain sustainable development through adopting a win-win approach, respecting the choice of each country, and building trust based on sincerity, solidarity, and balance interests.

The Prime Minister noted that the digital economy should be closely associated with the green economy and the process of digital transformation should be carried out in line with the capacity of each country, taking into account disadvantaged groups.

Other speakers at the discussion included Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, Speaker of the Philippines’ Lower House Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, and Director-General of the WTO Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

They spoke highly of Vietnam’s role in promoting unity within ASEAN and working closely with ASEAN member states in handling regional and global issues.