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Vietnam attends 17th Western Pacific Naval Symposium

Rear Admiral Tran Thanh Nghiem, Commander of the Vietnam People’s Navy, is attending the 17th Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS 17) which kicked off on October 26 via videoconference with the theme of “Effective Ocean Governance for Regional Partnership and Stability”.
Vietnam attends 17th Western Pacific Naval Symposium ảnh 1Rear Admiral Tran Thanh Nghiem, Commander of the Vietnam People’s Navy, attending the 17th Western Pacific Naval Symposium. (Source: baohaiquanvietnam.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - Rear Admiral Tran Thanh Nghiem, Commander of theVietnam People’s Navy, is attending the 17th Western Pacific NavalSymposium (WPNS 17) which kicked off on October 26 via videoconference with the theme of “EffectiveOcean Governance for Regional Partnership and Stability”.

In his opening remarks, Flag Officer-in-Command of thePhilippine Navy Adeluis S Bordado emphasised that WPNS aims to strengthencooperation activities and address tensions affecting relations betweennations, as well as challenges related to terrorism, smuggling, illegalfishing, and maritime security activities.

With joint efforts of member countries and observers, the contents of cooperationwithin the WPNS framework have become more diverse, the scope and field ofcooperation have been constantly expanding, and strategic trust has been strengthened basedon the principle of effective dialogue and collaboration among countries in theWestern Pacific region.

The symposium focuses on three main issues: consideringthe application to join the WPNS of the Fiji Navy (with all 20 “yes” votes),discussing commitments to host activities within the WPNS framework in the coming time,and considering the criteria for the navies of the observer countries to becomefull members of the WPNS.

Its plenary session is scheduled to take place on October27./.
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