Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Dung at Potomac Dialogue 2025: Asia-Pacific urged to enhance cooperation for peace and sustainable development
WVR - On October 16, in Washington DC, Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States Nguyen Quoc Dung delivered the keynote speech at the inaugural Potomac Dialogue event organized by the Center for Asia-Pacific Strategy (CAPS).
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| Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Dung speaking at Potomac Dialogue 2025. |
The 2025 Potomac Dialogue, themed “Bridging the Gap: The Critical Role of the Asia-Pacific Region in Global Economic Security and Stability”, aims to foster open, inclusive, and substantive dialogue among stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific region. It seeks to enhance understanding, cooperation, and shared responsibility, promoting collaboration to effectively address the region's challenges and opportunities.
This year's forum saw the participation of over 100 delegates, including ambassadors/representatives from APEC member economies in the U.S., scholars from policy research organizations in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, former government officials, and businesses from the U.S. and Asia-Pacific countries.
In his keynote address at the opening session, Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Dung emphasized that the Asia-Pacific region is facing profound global political and economic shifts, with intertwined challenges such as strategic competition, protectionism, supply chain disruptions, climate change, and non-traditional security instability. However, it remains a dynamic region, accounting for over 60% of global GDP and playing a pivotal role in growth, innovation, and international economic integration.
The Ambassador stressed that to overcome the current “headwinds”, economies need to enhance dialogue, cooperation, and respect for international law, while leading in digital transformation, innovation, and inclusive and green development. He also acknowledged the crucial role of APEC and ASEAN in promoting multilateral cooperation, maintaining peace, stability, and sustainable development.
The Ambassador shared that in 2027, Vietnam will assume the APEC Chairmanship for the third time with the theme “Connecting, Building Inclusive and Resilient Economies” on Phu Quoc Island, An Giang Province. Hosting APEC 2027, Vietnam is committed to working closely with the United States and other member economies to jointly address common issues, promote dialogue, and enhance multilateral cooperation, aiming for a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world for all.
Following the opening session, the forum continued with four lively discussion sessions featuring speakers on the challenges, opportunities, and solutions for the Asia-Pacific region.
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| An overview of Potomac Dialogue 2025 with the theme: “Bridging the Gap: The Critical Role of the Asia-Pacific Region in Global Economic Security and Stability”. |
(Source: Embassy of Vietnam in the United States of America)
