Phu Yen Online - Vietnam Ministry of National Defense delegation has many activities at Shangri-La Dialogue

Within the framework of attending the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore from June 2-4, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Head of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense Delegation, and his delegation attended plenary sessions, an official reception, and continued to hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the event.

Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of National Defense, attended the opening session and discussion at the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue. Photo: VNA

According to a VNA correspondent in Singapore, at a bilateral meeting with General Robert Brieger, Chairman of the European Union (EU) Military Committee, the Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defense and the Chairman of the EU Military Committee highly appreciated the results of cooperation in the defense sector in recent times, contributing to peace, cooperation and development on the basis of the Vietnam - EU Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) and the Agreement between Vietnam and the EU on establishing a framework for Vietnam's participation in EU crisis management activities (FPA). The two sides successfully held the 3rd Defense and Security Dialogue on May 12, 2023.

The Chairman of the EU Military Committee sincerely thanked the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense for sending two officers to teach at the EU Training Mission in Central Africa; and affirmed that the EU will continue to send officers to work and support the Vietnam Peacekeeping Department.

For his part, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien highly appreciated the results of cooperation in training and coaching; and suggested that the EU continue to promote more effective cooperation in overcoming the consequences of war in Vietnam.

Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien also received Ms. Cipolla Christine, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Ms. Cipolla Christine sincerely thanked the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense for its support and facilitation in coordinating training activities and disseminating knowledge related to International Humanitarian Law and the Law of Armed Conflict; and congratulated Vietnam on its success in participating in UN peacekeeping operations.

Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien highly appreciated the results of cooperation with the ICRC in recent times in training, coaching, UN peacekeeping and overcoming the consequences of war; affirmed that the Government and agencies, ministries and sectors of Vietnam are always interested in cooperation in the humanitarian field.

Sharing about the consequences of dioxin, bombs, mines and explosives left over from the war in Vietnam, Deputy Minister Hoang Xuan Chien affirmed his support for cooperation with the ICRC in overcoming the consequences of war in Vietnam.

At the meeting with Mr. James Crabtree, Director of Asia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), the organizer of the Shangri-La Dialogue, Mr. James Crabtree sincerely thanked Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and the delegation for attending the Shangri-La Dialogue 20 years ago and conveyed the thanks of the IISS Board of Directors to the Vietnamese Minister of National Defense.

Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien congratulated IISS and the Singapore Ministry of Defense on successfully organizing the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue; shared that the Vietnamese Ministry of Defense highly appreciated and will continue to attend the next Shangri-La Dialogues as well as conferences within the framework of the dialogue.

According to VNA/Vietnam+

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