Manila, July 21 -- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang, head of the ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) delegation of Vietnam, put forward four proposals to strengthen ASEAN's solidarity, resilience and connectivity while addressing the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-59), which opened in Manila on July 21. First, he called for continued adherence to ASEAN principles and stronger dialogue and cooperation to address common challenges. Second, it is necessary to promote deeper, more resilient, and more competitive ASEAN economic integration through the ASEAN economic security framework to enhance regional resilience in the face of future uncertainties. Third, he proposed building a people-centred ASEAN that capi...