ASEAN Defence SOM Plus Working Group meeting opens
A meeting of the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus Working Group (ADSOM + WG) began in the central city of Da Nang on January 10, with over 120 delegates from policymaking units of defence ministries of the 10 ASEAN countries and eight dialogue partners.
Da Nang (VNA) – A meeting ofthe ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus Working Group (ADSOM + WG)began in the central city of Da Nang on January 10, with over 120 delegates frompolicymaking units of defence ministries of the 10 ASEAN countries and eightdialogue partners.
The three-day meeting is to makepreparations for documents and contents of the seventh ASEAN Defence Minister’sMeeting-Plus (ADMM Plus) to report to the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’Meeting Plus (ADSOM Plus), which will take place in Hanoi this August.
Participants will review progress ofExperts’ Working Group of ADMM Plus in the 2017-2019 period and a new actionplan for the 2020-2022 one, and contribute opinions to documents of the seventhADMM Plus.
They will also make preparations for theADSOM Plus and discuss related issues.
Addressing the opening ceremony, DeputyMinister of Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh said ASEAN’s central role inthe regional security architecture must be maintained.
Vietnam will promote initiatives by priorASEAN Chairs, he added, affirming that the country’s prioritised agenda in 2020will be for ASEAN’s common interests./.
Director of the Defence Ministry’s Foreign Relations Department Lieut. Gen Vu Chien Thang, head of the Vietnamese delegation to the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials' Meeting Working Group (ADSOM WG) and ADSOM Plus WG meetings, met with ASEAN delegations in the central city of Da Nang on January 8.
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At the event (Photo: VNA) 
