Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich (L) and Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand Prawit Wongsuwan (Photo: VNA) Bangkok (VNA) – Politburo member, DefenceMinister, Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich met Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand PrawitWongsuwan and Defence Minister of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto in Bangkok onNovember 16.
The separate meetings took place on the occasion of the ASEANDefence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) Retreat and the sixth ASEAN DefenceMinisters’ Meeting Plus in Bangkok.
Meeting Deputy PM Wongsuwan, Lich congratulated the ThaiDefence Ministry and the Royal Army on successfully holding a series of defenceand military meetings in the capacity of ASEAN Chair.
He wished that the ADMM Retreat and the ADMM Plus would besuccesses.
Wongsuwan, for his part, thanked Vietnam for supportingThailand’s ASEAN Chairmanship. He pledged all possible support for theVietnamese Defence Ministry to successfully hold defence and military meetingsduring its ASEAN Chair Year 2020.
Both sides shared the view that amid challenges faced by theregion, it is extremely important to maintain ASEAN’s central and leading role inregional cooperation mechanisms, including the ADMM Plus.
In their meeting, Lich and his Indonesian counterpartSubianto expressed their delight at growing bilateral defence ties over thepast years, especially in the exchange of delegations, personnel training andstrategic research. In June, both sides held the first deputy ministerial-leveldefence policy dialogue, thus opening up a new cooperation mechanism betweenthe two nations.
On the back of the Vietnam – Indonesia strategicpartnership, they agreed to continue stepping up defence link, jointly dealingwith issues regarding fishermen’s encroachment on each country’s waters in a humanitarianspirit and in line with Vietnam, Indonesia and international laws.
The Indonesian minister also expressed his support foractivities to be held by Vietnam during its ASEAN Chair Year 2020./.
The separate meetings took place on the occasion of the ASEANDefence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) Retreat and the sixth ASEAN DefenceMinisters’ Meeting Plus in Bangkok.
Meeting Deputy PM Wongsuwan, Lich congratulated the ThaiDefence Ministry and the Royal Army on successfully holding a series of defenceand military meetings in the capacity of ASEAN Chair.
He wished that the ADMM Retreat and the ADMM Plus would besuccesses.
Wongsuwan, for his part, thanked Vietnam for supportingThailand’s ASEAN Chairmanship. He pledged all possible support for theVietnamese Defence Ministry to successfully hold defence and military meetingsduring its ASEAN Chair Year 2020.
Both sides shared the view that amid challenges faced by theregion, it is extremely important to maintain ASEAN’s central and leading role inregional cooperation mechanisms, including the ADMM Plus.
In their meeting, Lich and his Indonesian counterpartSubianto expressed their delight at growing bilateral defence ties over thepast years, especially in the exchange of delegations, personnel training andstrategic research. In June, both sides held the first deputy ministerial-leveldefence policy dialogue, thus opening up a new cooperation mechanism betweenthe two nations.
On the back of the Vietnam – Indonesia strategicpartnership, they agreed to continue stepping up defence link, jointly dealingwith issues regarding fishermen’s encroachment on each country’s waters in a humanitarianspirit and in line with Vietnam, Indonesia and international laws.
The Indonesian minister also expressed his support foractivities to be held by Vietnam during its ASEAN Chair Year 2020./.
VNA
