Defense Minister Giang meets counterparts from Laos, Japan, Cambodia on sidelines of ADMM-16
Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang had bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Laos, Japan and Cambodia on June 21 while he was in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for the 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM).
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| Minister of National Defense General Phan VanGiang (left) in the meeting with Deputy Prime Minister, Defence Minister of Laos General Chansamone Chanyalath. (Photo: Quan Doi Nhan Dan) |
Minister of National Defense General Phan Van Giang had bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Laos, Japan and Cambodia on June 21 while he was in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for the 16th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM), reported Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) newspaper.
In their meeting, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister of Laos General Chansamone Chanyalath thanked the Government and Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam, particularly military units stationed along the border with Laos, for their timely support at the time of hardship.
The two sides agreed that their Ministries will closely coordinate with each other to organise activities to celebrate the Vietnam-Laos and Laos-Vietnam Solidarity and Friendship Year 2022, and implement the cooperation plan for this year.
General Giang also took the occasion to express his deepest thanks to the close coordination of Lao military units in searching and repatriating the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts killed during the war in Laos.
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| Minister of National Defense General Phan Van Giang meets with his Japanese counterpart Kishi Nobuo while he was in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for the 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM). (Photo: Quan Doi Nhan Dan) |
Meanwhile, General Giang and his Japanese counterpart Kishi Nobuo highlighted the growth of the Vietnam-Japan Strategic Partnership in multiple fields, including personnel training, capacity building, UN peacekeeping operations, cyber security, military medicine, maritime security, search and rescue and humanitarian assistance.
The Vietnamese Minister asked the Japanese Ministry of Defence and Minister Kishi himself will work for the smooth implementation of cooperation projects on strengthening maritime law enforcement capacity building, addressing war aftermath, and search and rescue.
Minister Giang invited the Japanese Minister to Vietnam Defense 2022, an international defense exhibition and conference hosted by Vietnam for the first time this December, and also welcomed Japanese defense companies to join as exhibitors.
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| Minister of National Defense General Phan VanGiang (left) in the meeting with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense Tea Bank |
Talking to Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Tea Bank, Minister Giang expressed his delight at seeing his counterpart again shortly after the two countries celebrated the 45th anniversary of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s path to overthrow the Pol Pot genocidal regime.
Both Ministers agreed that the two Ministries will work closely together to organise bilateral defense cooperation activities in the coming time, contributing to the success of the Vietnam-Cambodia, Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Year 2022 and deepening the countries’ relations.
(Source: VNA)
