At the reception (Photo: qdnd.vn)Chien made the statement at a meeting with Thai defence andarmy attaché Colonel Anupon Naksut, Thai navy attaché Captain Warun Weerakul, and Thai air attaché Colonel PrinYongpiyanon in Hanoi on October 27.
He highly valued the outcomes of the Vietnam-Thailand defenceties over the past years, with regular delegation exchanges and high-levelcontacts, the establishment and implementation of joint working groups andconsultations between forces, and the organisation of the deputy ministerialpolicy dialogue, as well as the close coordination and mutual support at multilateralforums, especially the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM), ADMM Plus, andthe ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces’ Meeting (ACDFM).
Chien suggested that this year, when Vietnam and Thailand arecelebrating their strategic partnership, Thai attachés should continue to workclosely with the Vietnamese side to effectively implement the cooperation agreements with a focus on all-level and high-level delegationexchanges, and the organisation of the fourth Vietnam - Thailand defence policydialogue, and the optimising of existing cooperation mechanisms, the enhancement ofcollaboration and experience sharing between services and arms, and personneltraining.
The host affirmed that the Vietnamese Ministry of NationalDefence’s leaders always support and create optimal conditions for thestrengthening of bilateral defence ties.
On behalf of the guests, Colonel Anupon Naksut thanked theVietnamese Ministry of National Defence for assisting Thai attachés to completetheir tasks.
Holding that defence cooperation will continue to be one ofthe key pillars in the two countries’ strategic partnership, he affirmed that Thailandwill continue to further beef up defence ties with Vietnam to be on par withthe strategic partnership of the two countries.
Thailand will send a delegation to the VietnamInternational Defense Expo 2022 in Hanoi this December, he said./.
VNA
