Hanoi, April 21 -- Jakarta (VNA) - ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn on April 21 affirmed that both he personally and the ASEAN Secretariat stand ready to coordinate with and support Vietnam in ASEAN's cooperation activities.

At a working session with Ambassador Ton Thi Ngoc Huong, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN in Jakarta, Indonesia, Kao congratulated Vietnam on the success of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term.

He also extended congratulations to Vietnam's new leadership and recalled his positive impressions of the Party General Secretary To Lam's historic visit to the A...