Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang (Photo: VNA)The minister said Asia-Pacific has become momentum ofglobal growth and taken the lead in economic connectivity, which is alsothe centre of the global strategy.
He, however, pointed to potential uncertainties in theregion, including traditional and non-traditional challenges such assovereignty and territory disputes, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction,ethnic and religious conflicts, terrorism, cyber security, natural disasters,and notably COVID-19.
Vietnam appreciates Russia’s role in the region, especiallyin cooperation within the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+), aswell as proposals for multilateral cooperation between the country and ASEAN like theASEAN-Russia Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting and joint naval exercise,Giang said.
He affirmed that Vietnam will maintain its defencepolicy of peace and self-defence, and resolutely and persistently address alldisputes and conflicts, including the East Sea dispute, by peaceful measures inline with international law and regional regulations.
The country will also play a more active role incooperation with foreign countries, including Russia, to protect a peaceful andstable environment for national development and people's life, he continued.
Vietnam acknowledges values of peace, and will makeevery effort to contribute to protecting peace, for the sake of itself andother countries, the officer said.
The conference takes place virtually on June 23-24under the chair of Russian Defence Minister General Sergey Shoygu.
With five plenary sessions, it focuses on strategicstability: transformation and prospects; the Asia-Pacific region in the contextof global politics; military and military-technical cooperation in Africa andthe Middle East as a major factor in strengthening regional security; militaryinteraction as a tool for countering regional challenges and threats in LatinAmerica and the Western Hemisphere; and European security: trends and prospects.
There are also two thematic sessions on the role ofmilitary agencies in fighting against the new coronavirus disease COVID-19, and information security: problems andsolutions./.
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