At the meeting (Source: VNA) Singapore (VNA) – The 15th ASEAN Chiefsof Defence Forces Informal Meeting (ACDFIM-15), themed “StrengtheningCollaboration, Building Resilience”, took place in Singapore on March 8.
The Vietnamese delegation to the event was led by Chief ofStaff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Liet. Gen PhanVan Giang.
At the meeting, host Singapore reiterated commitment topromoting cooperation, building mutual trust in bilateral and multilateral tiesin the framework of ASEAN cooperation.
Singapore also expressed deep concern about terrorism whichhas been threatening the peaceful and stable environment and security in theregion. It proposed that ASEAN armies strengthen cooperation, share experience,hold bilateral and multilateral exercises on fighting terrorism.
Participants reached consensus on the need to increasecooperation in the fight against terrorism, cyber security, marine security,response to natural disaster, humanitarian relief, information sharing andjoint exercise and patrol.
In his speech, Giang said for ASEAN to become aclose-knitted community and the central force guiding regional securitymechanism, the bloc must first of all find effective and result-oriented formsof cooperation and build its own resilience. He noted that ASEAN armies are thecore force in the ASEAN political-security pillar.
Vietnam proposes that ASEAN members should reach commonawareness on the joint responsibility for ASEAN’s common security issues, thatthe bloc’s security is each member’s security and vice versa.
Each member should conduct studies, appraisal and forecast,share mutual information in order to select priority fields of cooperation, theVietnamese representative said.
He shared several specific cooperative measures, including extendingjoint patrols in the fight against terrorism, boosting cooperation in theframework of the working group of the ASEAN Defence Ministerial Meeting Plus onCyber Security in which ASEAN must play a core role.
On maritime security, parties concerned need to settledisputes and differences by peaceful means at both bilateral and multilaterallevel in accordance with international law, the 1982 United Nations Conventionon the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties inthe East Sea and regional commitments towards formulating an effective andlegally-binding Code of Conduct in the East Sea, he said.
In order to maintain safe and stable regional waters, hecalled on countries to active implement the Code for Unplanned Encounters atSea (CUES) and devise a document similar to that applied for military aircraftas proposed by Singapore.
The Vietnam People’s Army has sent forces to join commonactivities within the ASEAN cooperation framework, he said, adding that Vietnamcommits to further making contributions to national defence-military collaborationwithin the ASEAN Defence Ministerial Meeting (ADMM), the ADMM Plus and theASEAN Regional Forum frameworks.
Concluding the meeting, countries issued a Joint Statementunderscoring the importance of maintaining security, stability, over-flight andnavigation safety and freedom in the East Sea, the need to enhance mutual trustand confidence, exercise self-restraint and avoid actions that may furthercomplicate the situation, and pursue peaceful resolution of disputes in linewith international law, including the UNCLOS.
The statement declared to continue strengthening defencecooperation among ASEAN member states based on the principles of the ASEAN Charter,voluntary and non-binding contributions with assets remaining under nationalcommand and control and at a pace comfortable to all, in order to build trust,confidence and capacity in addressing regional security challenges in aneffective and timely manner.
It noted the “Resilience, Response, Recovery” framework, tobuild up the region’s ability to deter and prevent terrorist attacks,coordinate ASEAN’s responses to address ongoing threats, and recover from anyterrorist attacks.
On the sidelines of the ACDFIM-15, Giang met bilaterallywith chiefs of defence forces of Singapore, the Philippines, Brunei, duringwhich the sides shared experience in reinforcing bilateral defence ties with focuson the exchange of visits, education-training, and military build-up.-VNA
The Vietnamese delegation to the event was led by Chief ofStaff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Liet. Gen PhanVan Giang.
At the meeting, host Singapore reiterated commitment topromoting cooperation, building mutual trust in bilateral and multilateral tiesin the framework of ASEAN cooperation.
Singapore also expressed deep concern about terrorism whichhas been threatening the peaceful and stable environment and security in theregion. It proposed that ASEAN armies strengthen cooperation, share experience,hold bilateral and multilateral exercises on fighting terrorism.
Participants reached consensus on the need to increasecooperation in the fight against terrorism, cyber security, marine security,response to natural disaster, humanitarian relief, information sharing andjoint exercise and patrol.
In his speech, Giang said for ASEAN to become aclose-knitted community and the central force guiding regional securitymechanism, the bloc must first of all find effective and result-oriented formsof cooperation and build its own resilience. He noted that ASEAN armies are thecore force in the ASEAN political-security pillar.
Vietnam proposes that ASEAN members should reach commonawareness on the joint responsibility for ASEAN’s common security issues, thatthe bloc’s security is each member’s security and vice versa.
Each member should conduct studies, appraisal and forecast,share mutual information in order to select priority fields of cooperation, theVietnamese representative said.
He shared several specific cooperative measures, including extendingjoint patrols in the fight against terrorism, boosting cooperation in theframework of the working group of the ASEAN Defence Ministerial Meeting Plus onCyber Security in which ASEAN must play a core role.
On maritime security, parties concerned need to settledisputes and differences by peaceful means at both bilateral and multilaterallevel in accordance with international law, the 1982 United Nations Conventionon the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties inthe East Sea and regional commitments towards formulating an effective andlegally-binding Code of Conduct in the East Sea, he said.
In order to maintain safe and stable regional waters, hecalled on countries to active implement the Code for Unplanned Encounters atSea (CUES) and devise a document similar to that applied for military aircraftas proposed by Singapore.
The Vietnam People’s Army has sent forces to join commonactivities within the ASEAN cooperation framework, he said, adding that Vietnamcommits to further making contributions to national defence-military collaborationwithin the ASEAN Defence Ministerial Meeting (ADMM), the ADMM Plus and theASEAN Regional Forum frameworks.
Concluding the meeting, countries issued a Joint Statementunderscoring the importance of maintaining security, stability, over-flight andnavigation safety and freedom in the East Sea, the need to enhance mutual trustand confidence, exercise self-restraint and avoid actions that may furthercomplicate the situation, and pursue peaceful resolution of disputes in linewith international law, including the UNCLOS.
The statement declared to continue strengthening defencecooperation among ASEAN member states based on the principles of the ASEAN Charter,voluntary and non-binding contributions with assets remaining under nationalcommand and control and at a pace comfortable to all, in order to build trust,confidence and capacity in addressing regional security challenges in aneffective and timely manner.
It noted the “Resilience, Response, Recovery” framework, tobuild up the region’s ability to deter and prevent terrorist attacks,coordinate ASEAN’s responses to address ongoing threats, and recover from anyterrorist attacks.
On the sidelines of the ACDFIM-15, Giang met bilaterallywith chiefs of defence forces of Singapore, the Philippines, Brunei, duringwhich the sides shared experience in reinforcing bilateral defence ties with focuson the exchange of visits, education-training, and military build-up.-VNA
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