Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang attends the Sixth Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) held virtually on October 12. (Photo: VietnamPlus)The Vietnamese delegate suggested the CICA maintain its focus on promotingdialogues and building trust between Asian nations to address regional andglobal challenges, while affirming Vietnam’s commitments to the CICA’s processand targets.
The Deputy FM highlighted ASEAN’s centrality in theregional security architecture, and the grouping’s efforts in responding to the COVID-19pandemic, implementing its five-point consensus on Myanmar, realisingthe Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and early concluding negotiations on a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) in accordancewith international law, especially the 1982 United Nations on the Law of theSea (1982 UNCLOS).
The meeting saw the attendance of 15 ministers, fivedeputy ministers and representatives from 27 CICA member countries,observer states and international organisations.
Delegates shared the view that Asia is facing a rangeof big challenges such as multi-dimensional impacts of COVID-19, climate change,terrorism, cross-border crime, cyber security and armed conflicts.
They lauded the CICA’s role to peace, security,cooperation and development in Asia, and suggested it carry forward its role asa regional organisation to adapt to changes in the region and the world by supportingmultilateralism, boosting cooperation and dialogues, and building trust andsolidarity between countries, for the region's common interests.
The CICA, set up in 1992, is a multi-national forum for enhancingcooperation towards promoting peace, security and stability in Asia. It was an initiative by theFirst President of Kazakhstan - Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Vietnam joined the CICA in 2010./.
VNA
