Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien attends the event. (Photo: VNA)Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. HoangXuan Chien made the comment while delivering a speech at the ASEAN DefenceSenior Officials’ Meeting Plus (ADSOM ) in Phnom Penh on May 18.
He stressed the need to comply with the Declaration of the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and accelerate the early signing of a practical and effective Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC).
Vietnam consistently pursues resolving disputes at sea by peaceful means, on the basis of international law,including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), he affirmed.
Besides emerging non-traditional security challenges, therehave been new, complicated developments regarding traditional securityissues, he said.
Given that context, Chien emphasised that Vietnam has alwaysbeen steadfast in its external policy of independence, self-reliance, peace,friendship, cooperation, development, multilateralisation anddiversification of relations.
The head of the Vietnamese delegation expressed his wish forcountries to settle conflicts and disagreements by peaceful means, on the basisof respecting international law and the United Nations Charter as well asASEAN's basic principles.
Since its establishment in 2010 in Hanoi, ADMM has always beenidentified as an important forum for defence leaders of the 18 member countriesto talk about peace, cooperation and mutual development.
Concluding his speech, Chien said Vietnam believes and hopesthat conferences within the ASEAN framework, including ADSOM and ADSOM , will help enhance the image andposition of ASEAN and make the bloc furthr develop.
The meeting, chaired by Cambodia, drew top defence officials from ASEAN member countries, and Russia, China, the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, New Zealand and India as well as representatives from the ASEAN Secretariat.
In his opening remarks, General NemSowat, Director General of the General Department of Policy & Foreign Affairsunder the Cambodian Ministry of National Defence, thanked ASEAN countries fortheir joint commitments and efforts as well as the support of partner countriesto promote substantive cooperation within the framework of ADMM and ADMM .
ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General Robert Matheus Michael Tenehighlighted the importance of the ADMM cooperation mechanism for enhancingregional defense cooperation.
Vietnam consistently pursues resolving disputes at sea by peaceful means, on the basis of international law,including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), he affirmed.
Besides emerging non-traditional security challenges, therehave been new, complicated developments regarding traditional securityissues, he said.
Given that context, Chien emphasised that Vietnam has alwaysbeen steadfast in its external policy of independence, self-reliance, peace,friendship, cooperation, development, multilateralisation anddiversification of relations.
The head of the Vietnamese delegation expressed his wish forcountries to settle conflicts and disagreements by peaceful means, on the basisof respecting international law and the United Nations Charter as well asASEAN's basic principles.
Since its establishment in 2010 in Hanoi, ADMM has always beenidentified as an important forum for defence leaders of the 18 member countriesto talk about peace, cooperation and mutual development.
Concluding his speech, Chien said Vietnam believes and hopesthat conferences within the ASEAN framework, including ADSOM and ADSOM , will help enhance the image andposition of ASEAN and make the bloc furthr develop.
The meeting, chaired by Cambodia, drew top defence officials from ASEAN member countries, and Russia, China, the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, New Zealand and India as well as representatives from the ASEAN Secretariat.
In his opening remarks, General NemSowat, Director General of the General Department of Policy & Foreign Affairsunder the Cambodian Ministry of National Defence, thanked ASEAN countries fortheir joint commitments and efforts as well as the support of partner countriesto promote substantive cooperation within the framework of ADMM and ADMM .
ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General Robert Matheus Michael Tenehighlighted the importance of the ADMM cooperation mechanism for enhancingregional defense cooperation.
During the event, delegates heard the outcome of the ADSOM Working Group’s meeting; discussedthe regional and world defence-security situation, and considered the ADMM jointstatement and preparations for the ADMM meeting scheduled for this November./.
VNA
