Defence Attaché Col. Vu The Trung introduces Vietnam's National Defence White Paper (Photo: VNA)Ambassador Le Viet Duyen said that Vietnam's foreign policyplays an important role in creating and strengthening its foreign relations forinternational integration, contributing to facilitating its national building andsafeguard, and raising its position in the international arena.
The policy upholds the country’s active implementation of regional and internationalcommitments, and increases its role in building and forming multilateralinstitutions.
Vietnam is a friend, a reliable partner, and an active andresponsible member of the international community; promotes the preservation ofa peaceful and stable environment; and actively participates in and fulfills itsrole in multilateral mechanisms such as the Association of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN), the United Nations, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC), and the Mekong sub-regional cooperation. It has to date establisheddiplomatic relations with 190 countries, including three special traditionalfriends, 17 strategic partners, and 13 comprehensive partners, including fourLatin American countries of Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina, addedDuyen.
Meanwhile, Defence Attaché Col. VuThe Trung briefed participants on the nation’s National Defence White Paper,including organisational structure, and the defence policy.
Defence Attaché of the Mexican Embassy in Venezuela Maj.Gen. Vicente Javier Mandujano Acevedo said that this activity helpedparticipants understand more about the country, people, as well as foreign anddefence policies of Vietnam, contributing to enhancing mutual trust as well as increasingopportunities for exchanges and cooperation between countries./.
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