(VOV) – Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh will attend an ASEAN Ministerial Preparatory Meeting in Brunei on April 10-11. The meeting promotes ASEAN’s common goals and prepare for the 22^nd ASEAN Summit to be held in Brunei on April 22-23. Earlier, a Senior Economic Officials’ Meeting (SEOM) opened in Banda Seri Begawan, Brunei’s capital on April 7 in the lead-up to an ASEAN Coordinating Council Working Group (ACCWG) meeting. Representatives from the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attended the meeting. Delegates examined the challenges ASEAN and East Timor face when East Timor joins ASEAN economic agreements, including agreements within the bloc and those between ASEAN and its dialogue partners.