New York, Feb. 27 -- The Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) continues to reinforce ASEAN's central role in a rapidly evolving regional landscape, serving as a cornerstone for trust-building and cooperation among member states while helping shape a wider Asia-Pacific security architecture, Ambassador Do Hung Viet has said.

Addressing a symposium in New York on February 25 on the treaty's role as a regional arrangement under Chapter 8 of the UN Charter on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the TAC signing, the head of Vietnam's Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) highlighted TAC's contribution to deepening ASEAN's engagement with dialogue partners through ASEAN-led platforms such as the ASEAN Regional For...