The third Vietnam-Thailand defence policy dialogue took place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 19 under the chair of Vietnam’s Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh and Thailand’s Permanent Secretary of Defence Natt Intracharoen.
Vietnam’s Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh (R) and Thailand’s Permanent Secretary of Defence Natt Intracharoen at the dialogue (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The third Vietnam-Thailand defence policydialogue took place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 19 under the chair of Vietnam’sDeputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh and Thailand’s Permanent Secretary ofDefence Natt Intracharoen.
Deputy Minister Vinh affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance toits defence cooperation with Thailand as a development partner in theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Vinh congratulated the Thai defence ministry for successfully organizingdefence-related meetings during 2019, the year Thailand serves as the Chair ofASEAN, and asked the Thai side to help the Vietnamese defence ministry withhosting defence-related meetings in 2020, when Vietnam takes up the chair of theregional bloc.
Natt Intracharoen pledged support for the Vietnamese defence ministry, and affirmed thatThailand always wants to strengthen its defence partnership with Vietnam,contributing to promoting the bilateral cooperation between the two countries,and to ensuring security, peace and development of both countries as well asthe region.
The two sides discussed in depth regional and international securityissues which affect the security of each country and cooperation in the AESEANCommunity as well as in the region and the world. Some of them involved the competitionamong powerful countries, sea security, non-traditional challenges such asterrorism and trans-national crime.
Delegates pose for a group photo (Photo: VNA)
They shared the view that the partnership between the two defenceministries continued to develop and produce practical results over the pasttime, and concurred that the two sides will focus their cooperation on theexchange of delegations and young officers, United Nations peacekeepingactivities, humanitarian mine action, anti-terrorism fight, and joint workamong military forces in the time ahead.
The two sides also agreed to reinforce the collaboration between their marineforces, intensify the fight against trans-national crime and support each other’sinitiatives.
The Vietnam-Thailand defence policy dialogue is an annual mechanism forthe two countries to discuss and reach agreement on strategic issues and setthe direction for bilateral defence cooperation, which is one of the importantpillars of the two countries’ relations./.
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Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
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Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
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Vietnam’s Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh (R) and Thailand’s Permanent Secretary of Defence Natt Intracharoen at the dialogue (Photo: VNA) 
Delegates pose for a group photo (Photo: VNA) 
