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The Ministry of Defence held a ceremony on October 22 to assign three officers to join the UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan and the Central African Republic.

The Ministry of Defence held a ceremony on October 22 to assign three officers to join the UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan and the Central African Republic.

A dioxin-contaminated soil clean-up project at A So Airport in A Luoi district, central Thua Thien-Hue province, began on October 2.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Nguyen Chi Vinh hosted a reception for Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio in Hanoi on September 24.

Since officially joining the United Nations on September 20, 1977, Vietnam has been a responsible member, making positive contributions to the United Nations.

The Defence Ministry held a ceremony in Hanoi on August 18 to hand over the President’s decision to assign 10 officers to join the UN peacekeeping operation at the UN headquarters, the Central African Republic and South Sudan.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on August 5 to receive a batch of medicine from Cuba to help Vietnam fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on August 5 to receive a batch of medicine from Cuba to help Vietnam fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Nguyen Chi Vinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 23 for Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Caitlin Wiesen.

Vietnam wants the Republic of Korea (RoK) to continue conducting projects to improve capacity and technical equipment and help the country overcome the consequences of bombs and mines left from war.

A video conference of the ASEAN Peacekeeping Centres Network (APCN) was held by the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VDPO) in Hanoi on July 16, focusing on ways to enhance cooperation among the network’s members in COVID-19 response.

The Ministry of National Defence handed over medical supplies to Cuba at a ceremony in Hanoi on July 16 to aid its fight against the coronavirus.

The ASEAN peacekeeping centres network (APCN) hosted a meeting under the theme of ‘Enhancing cooperation among APCN members in response to COVID-19 pandemic’ on July 16 via video conference.

Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of National Defence, asked the UN on July 10 to offer support to peacekeepers whose missions were extended due to COVID-19, including those from Vietnam, during a virtual meeting with Atul Khare, UN Under-Secretary General for Field Support.

Vietnam is willing to share its experience in preventing and combating the COVID-19 pandemic with South Africa via online conferences as it has done with medical military forces of some countries recently, Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of National Defence, told his South African counterpart Thabang Makwetla.

Defence cooperation plays a significant role in settling regional security matters, especially in the context of COVID-19, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of National Defence, said while chairing the ASEAN Regional Forum Security Policy Conference (ASPC) in Hanoi on July 8.

The Vietnam- US comprehensive partnership has flourished in all spheres over the past years, including security and national defence.

The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence hosted an ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus (ADSOM+) via video conference on July 7, aiming to promote practical defence cooperation between ASEAN member nations and partner countries to effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and other non-traditional security challenges.

The ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus (ADSOM+) video conference took place on July 7. Vietnam’s Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich delivered a speech at the meeting.

Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of National Defence, on July 6 held phone talks with his RoK and Indian counterparts Park Jae-min and Ajay Kumar.