Secretary General of the ASEAN-Japan Centre, Masataka Fujita (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam has successfully organized all the ASEAN meetings, Masataka said, and has suceeded in controlling the epidemic, and led the recovery, while many other countries are still battling the virus.

He emphasized the importance of the measures the Vietnamese Government has taken to protect the country from the pandemic, and said this has given Vietnam an opportunity to show its national strength.