Within the framework of attending the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore taking place from June 2-4, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Head of the Vietnamese Defense Ministry's Delegation, and the delegation attended plenary sessions, gave official receptions and continued to conduct bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the event.
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| Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Defense Minister attended the opening session and discussed at Shangri-La Dialogue 20. Photo: VNA |
According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Singapore, at a bilateral meeting with General Robert Brieger, Chairman of the European Union Military Commission (EU), Deputy Minister of National Defense of Vietnam and President of the EU Military Commission highly appreciated the results of cooperation in the field of defense over the past time, contributing to peace, cooperation and development on the basis of the establishment of the Vietnam-EU Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement on the ASEAN's participation in the crisis management agreement between Vietnam and the EU. of the EU (FPA). The two sides successfully held the 3rd Defense and Security Dialogue on May 12, 5.
The Chairman of the EU Military Commission sincerely thanked the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense for sending two officers to teach at the EU Training Mission in Central Africa; affirmed that the EU will maintain sending 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 training; suggested that the EU continue to promote more effective cooperation in overcoming the consequences of the war in Vietnam.
Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien also received Ms. Cipolla Christine, Regional Director for Asia - Pacific of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Ms. Cipolla Christine sincerely thanked the support and facilitation of the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam in coordinating training activities and disseminating knowledge related to the International Humanitarian Law, the Law of Armed Conflict; congratulate Vietnam on its success in participating in UN peacekeeping operations.
Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien highly appreciated the results of cooperation with ICRC over the past time in training, training, UN peacekeeping and overcoming war consequences; affirmed that the Government and agencies, ministries and branches of Vietnam are always interested in cooperation in the humanitarian field.
Sharing about the current status of consequences of dioxin poisons, mines and explosives left over from the war in Vietnam, Deputy Minister Hoang Xuan Chien affirmed his support for cooperation with ICRC on overcoming the consequences of war in Vietnam.
At the meeting with Mr. James Crabtree, Asia Regional Director of 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 for 20 years and conveyed the thanks of the IISS Board of Directors to the Minister of National Defense of Vietnam.
Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien congratulated IISS and Singapore's Ministry of Defense for successfully organizing the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue; shared that Vietnam's Ministry of National Defense highly appreciates it and will continue to attend the next Shangri-La Dialogues as well as conferences within the framework of the dialogue.
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