Key facts
- Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung will visit Myanmar on Wednesday.
- This is the first visit by a senior Vietnamese official since the 2021 military coup.
- The minister will co-chair a bilateral cooperation meeting with his Myanmar counterpart.
- Vietnam considers Myanmar an integral member of ASEAN and supports the Five-Point Consensus.
- Vietnam is prepared to assist Myanmar with economic recovery and combating transnational crime.
Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung is scheduled to visit Myanmar on Wednesday, according to Vietnam's foreign ministry. This trip marks the first by a senior Vietnamese official to the country since the 2021 military coup that led to a civil war. During the visit, Trung is expected to co-chair a bilateral cooperation meeting with his Myanmar counterpart.
The visit comes a month after Vietnam and Myanmar exchanged new ambassadors. Vietnam views Myanmar as a crucial member of ASEAN and considers the bloc's Five-Point Consensus as the primary framework for continued engagement and support for peace in the country.