Vietnam attends ASEAN defence meeting in Philippines
A delegation of the Vietnam People’s Army is participating in the 14th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces Informal Meeting (ACDFIM-14) in Manila, the Philippines, from May 17-19.
Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A delegation of theVietnam People’s Army is participating in the 14th ASEAN Chiefs of DefenceForces Informal Meeting (ACDFIM-14) in Manila, the Philippines, from May 17-19.
The guests were led by Lieutenant General PhanVan Giang, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, Quan doiNhan dan (People’s Army) newspaper reported.
Attending such meetings is part of Vietnam’sefforts to affirm its position in the region and world and to reiterate theParty and State’s external policy of multilateralisation, diversification, aswell as international integration.
The country also wants to promote joint efforts tomaintain peace, stability and development to realise targets of the ASEANPolitical-Security Community, and supports the host Philippines in the role ofChair of ASEAN in 2017.
During the ACDFIM-14, participants will discussmarine security and terrorism prevention.
The 14th ASEAN Military Intelligence InformalMeeting (AMIIM) and the 7th ASEAN Military Operations Informal Meeting (AMOIM)also took place as part of the event from May 15-17.-VNA
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Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (Photo: VNA)
