Jakarta, June 8 -- The ASEAN Future Forum (AFF) has emerged as a notable diplomatic initiative that reflects Vietnam's increasingly proactive role in ASEAN, marking its transition from a participant to a contributor helping shape the bloc's strategic agenda, thereby reinforcing ASEAN centrality and promoting regional dialogue amid growing geopolitical competition, Ambassador Ton Thi Ngoc Huong, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN, has said.

In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on the threshold of the event, which is scheduled to take place in Hanoi on June 9-10, Huong highlighted the significance of this year's forum and its expected contributions to ASEAN's future development.

Regarding the theme of the AFF...