Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang at the ASEAN-RoK Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting held virtually on November 10. (Photo: VNA)He said that the RoK’s commitments have contributed toconsolidating peace and stability in the region, including the East Sea.
The minister noted his support for the RoK’s proposalson measures to improve ASEAN’s peace-keeping capacity, as well as thecountry’s organisation of the 2021Seoul UN Peacekeeping Ministerial in December.
The RoK has made contributions to ASEAN-led cooperationmechanisms, especially the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM ), Giangsaid, expressing his hope that the country will successfully hold the co-chairmanshipof the ADMM-Plus Experts' Working Group on Cyber Security with Malaysia for the2021-2023 tenure.
Praising the RoK’s capacity in COVID-19 response, the ministerthanked the country for its support to ASEAN members and Vietnam in particular inthis regard.
The meeting was co-chaired by Brunei’s Second Ministerof Defence Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin HajiMd Yussof, and RoK Defence Minister Suh Wook.
The ASEAN-RoK Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting was held virtually on November 10. (Photo: VNA)He also touched upon measures to raise the capacity ofASEAN’s peacekeeping forces.
The participating ministers applauded the RoK’s actionplan that aims to concretize its enhanced New Southern Policy, in linewith the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP), creating a basis to guide defence ties between the two sides in the time ahead./.
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