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Vietnam attends 16th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces' Meeting

Vietnam attends 16th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces' Meeting in Thailand

A high-ranking delegation of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) led by Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang, Chief of the General Staff of the VPA and Deputy Defence Minister, are attending the 16th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces' Meeting (ACDFM 16) that is being held in Thailand on March 6-7.
Vietnam attends 16th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces' Meeting in Thailand ảnh 1Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang, Chief of the General Staff of the VPA and Deputy Defence Minister (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – A high-ranking delegation of theVietnam People’s Army (VPA) led by Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang, Chief of the General Staff of the VPAand Deputy Defence Minister, are attending the 16th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces' Meeting (ACDFM 16)that is being held in Thailand on March 6-7.

Vietnam’s presence at theevent aims to promote the country’s position and role in the region and the worldthrough participation in multilateral military and defence forums.

It also affirms the country’sexternal policy of multilateralisation and diversification as well as active,proactive and responsible attitude towards international integration.

Through meetings anddiscussions at the 16th ACDFM, Vietnam wants to promote bilateral defencecooperation with ASEAN countries, and garners ASEAN members’ support forVietnam as the ASEAN Chair in 2020.

A ceremony to hand over therole of the 17th ACDFM Chair to Vietnam will be held within themeeting’s framework.-VNA
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