Hanoi, Oct. 18 -- Deputy Prime Minister Phan Van Giang has signed a decision establishing the organising committee for the 12th Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam Cooperation Summit (CLMV 12) and the 11th Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy Summit (ACMECS 11). Under the Decision No. 1996/QD-TTg, dated October 16, 2026, the organising committee is tasked with preparing for and organising the two summits and related activities in 2026.

Politburo Member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung serves as head of the committee. The deputy heads are Senior Lieutenant General Pham The Tung, Member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Minister of Public Security; Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang, se...