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Vietnam attends 19th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces’ Meeting

Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Vuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, attended the 19th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces’ Meeting (ACDFM-19), as part of his visit to Cambodia from March 17 – 19.
Vietnam attends 19th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces’ Meeting ảnh 1Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, attends the 19th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces’ Meeting (ACDFM-19) in Cambodia on March 17. (Photo: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chiefof the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister ofNational Defence, attended the 19th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces’ Meeting(ACDFM-19), as part of his visit to Cambodia from March 17 – 19.

The in-person event kicked off on March 17 morning under thepresidency of Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) Gen.Vong Pisen. 

The host stressed this is the first time leaders of ASEAN forces could meet face to face after the COVID-19 situation inCambodia has eased, the Cambodian News Agency AKP reported.

This meeting is held under theme “Solidarity for Peace andHarmony”, which emphasises the importance of the military role and effortsunder the principle of ASEAN Centrality to address the traditional andnon-traditional security issues, especially the pandemic, and to be ready forfuture challenges by achieving regional peace, stability, harmony and commoninterests through cooperation and mechanisms that are acceptable from allparties.

Gen. Vong Pisen also expressed his hope that through themeeting, the ASEAN forces will continue to discuss and exchange views, shareinformation and new initiatives in an open and friendly manner in order toeffectively achieve fruitful results in strengthening cooperation and unity inSoutheast Asia.

This regional meeting is taking place with the participationof chiefs of defence from all ASEAN member states, namely Brunei, Cambodia,Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, andVietnam./.
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