Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh met bilaterally with MyanmarDefence Minister Wai Lwin and Brunei Energy Minister Pehin Yasmin inBagan, Myanmar on November 18.
The meetings werepart of General Thanh’s activities on the margin of the ASEAN DefenceMinisters’ Meeting Retreat (ADMM Retreat), reported the Quan doi Nhandan (People’s Army) newspaper.
Meeting with hisMyanmar counterpart, Lieutenant General Wai Lwin, General Thanh laudedthe role that Myanmar played in the operations of ASEAN and ADMMover the past years.
As the ASEAN Chair, Myanmarhas made positive contributions to the success of ASEAN and ADMM,including the organisation of the 25th ASEAN Summit earlier thismonth, he said.
Vietnam hopes for furthersupport of Myanmar, especially in its organisation of the 24thASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (AARM), the 15th ASEAN Chief of ArmyMultilateral Meeting (ACAMM) and the fourth ASEAN Sergeant Major AnnualMeeting (ASMAM) this month, said General Thanh.
Onhis part, Lieutenant General Wai Lwin reiterated that Vietnam andMyanmar have enjoyed sound economic cooperation, which he said willfuel the defence affiliation.
At the meeting withBrunei Energy Minister Pehin Yasmin, the two sides pledged to supporteach other at multilateral cooperation frameworks, especially withinASEAN and ADMM Plus.
The two sides agreed tocontinue fostering bilateral defence cooperation in various aspects,including personnel training, navy, and delegation exchanges.
Pehin Yasmin thanked Vietnam for supporting his country over thepast years and receiving enthusiastically Brunei’s officers duringtheir Vietnam visit in May this year.
He alsoasked for Vietnam’s assistance and participation in the defenceshooting competition and exhibition that Brunei will host next year.
General Thanh agreed that Vietnam will join these events.-VNA
The meetings werepart of General Thanh’s activities on the margin of the ASEAN DefenceMinisters’ Meeting Retreat (ADMM Retreat), reported the Quan doi Nhandan (People’s Army) newspaper.
Meeting with hisMyanmar counterpart, Lieutenant General Wai Lwin, General Thanh laudedthe role that Myanmar played in the operations of ASEAN and ADMMover the past years.
As the ASEAN Chair, Myanmarhas made positive contributions to the success of ASEAN and ADMM,including the organisation of the 25th ASEAN Summit earlier thismonth, he said.
Vietnam hopes for furthersupport of Myanmar, especially in its organisation of the 24thASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (AARM), the 15th ASEAN Chief of ArmyMultilateral Meeting (ACAMM) and the fourth ASEAN Sergeant Major AnnualMeeting (ASMAM) this month, said General Thanh.
Onhis part, Lieutenant General Wai Lwin reiterated that Vietnam andMyanmar have enjoyed sound economic cooperation, which he said willfuel the defence affiliation.
At the meeting withBrunei Energy Minister Pehin Yasmin, the two sides pledged to supporteach other at multilateral cooperation frameworks, especially withinASEAN and ADMM Plus.
The two sides agreed tocontinue fostering bilateral defence cooperation in various aspects,including personnel training, navy, and delegation exchanges.
Pehin Yasmin thanked Vietnam for supporting his country over thepast years and receiving enthusiastically Brunei’s officers duringtheir Vietnam visit in May this year.
He alsoasked for Vietnam’s assistance and participation in the defenceshooting competition and exhibition that Brunei will host next year.
General Thanh agreed that Vietnam will join these events.-VNA
