Vietnam attends 12th ASEAN-Japan deputy defence ministers’ meeting
Tokyo (VNA) – Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National
Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien delivered a keynote speech at the 12th ASEAN-Japan deputy defence ministers’ meeting in Tokyo on March 15.
Speaking at the event, Chien affirmed that the region
is facing a series of traditional and non-traditional security challenges,
notably maritime security, terrorism, cyber security, climate change, natural
disasters and epidemics.
He said these challenges are transnational in
nature and no country can effectively solve them on their own, which requires
substantial cooperation among countries.
Chien hailed Japan's support for
ASEAN's central role and its active participation in ASEAN-led mechanisms,
particularly the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM ) and Japan's
"Vientiane Vision 2.0".
About maritime security, he emphasised the
importance of strengthening collective efforts to ensure the maintenance of
international law and principles in international relations, including the 1982
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the full
implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea
(DOC) as well as joint efforts to prevent and manage conflicts
in order to maintain common peace and stability in the region.
On the sidelines of the event, Chien held a
bilateral meeting with Gen. Neang Phat, Secretary of State at Cambodia's Defence Ministry, during which they expressed their satisfaction with the recent developments
of bilateral defence cooperation, especially in realising the
"Vietnam-Cambodia, Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Year 2022" plan in
areas such as exchange of delegations, cooperation between military regions and
border guard forces, personnel training, among others.
They also agreed to working closely together
on the cooperation plan for 2023./.