The 21st ASEAN Chief of Army Multilateral Meeting (ACAMM-21) is virtually held on November 24. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the VietnamPeople’s Army (VPA) Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Van Nghia attended the virtual 21st ASEAN Chief of Army Multilateral Meeting (ACAMM-21) on November 24.
At the meeting, which was chaired by Brigadier General Haji Muhammad Haszaimibin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Forces, Nghia emphasised avariety of traditional and non-traditional security threats, such as sovereigntydisputes, cross-border crime, terrorism, cyber security, natural disasters,water security, and diseases.
In particular, the security issue remains complex given that countries are attemptingto cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, he added.
He took the occasion to share the VPA’s experience in responding to thecoronavirus outbreak and the recent flooding in central Vietnam, expressing a hopethat ASEAN ground forces will promote solidarity and support so as to identify initiativesto strengthen cooperation for effective response to common emerging securitythreats for regional peace and prosperity.
Discussions at the meeting focused on ASEAN militaries’ cohesion and responsivenessto settle regional security challenges in the new normal following COVID-19.
The ACAMM Chairmanship was then handed over to Myanmar./.
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