At the dialogue (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA)– Sen. Lt. General Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Defence Minister; and General SanitchanogSangkachantra, Permanent Secretary for Defence of Thailand, co-chaired the 5th Vietnam – Thailand Defence Policy Dialogue in Hanoi on December 13.
Chien stressed 2023 is aspecial landmark as the two countries celebrate the 10th anniversaryof the bilateral strategic partnership. He highlighted that the VietnameseDefence Ministry always hopes to intensify the comprehensive cooperation with Thailand’sMinistry of Defence and Royal Army to further promote the bilateral defencerelations.
Vietnam highly valuesthe role and contributions by Thailand in the framework of the mechanism of ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) and ADMM Plus, Chien said.
The two sides sharedviewpoints on the world and regional situation of mutual concern and spokehighly of the role of the region and mechanisms led by ASEAN. They alsoaffirmed to jointly strive to make positive contributions to the strengtheningand consolidation of solidarity and the ASEAN’s centrality in the regionalsecurity architecture, and stressed the importance of settling disputes bypeaceful measures on the basis of international law.
They said the defencecooperation over the past time has gained considerable outcomes in variousfields.
On the cooperationorientation for the time to come, the two sides agreed to continue effortsaimed at pushing bilateral defence cooperation to further develop, focusing on consolidatingthe relations between the two countries’ defence ministries and armies,strengthening the all-level delegation exchange, and sharing viewpoints onissues of mutual interest.
Besides accelerating thecooperation among their forces, especially law enforcement ones on the sea, thetwo sides will continue pushing up their cooperation in human resourcestraining and in potential fields suitable to their need and strength. They willalso provide each other with active consultation and support in the ASEANmilitary – defence framework and maintain the joint ASEAN stance on regionaland international security issues./.
