A Vietnamese delegation attended a Defence Officials’ Dialogue betweenthe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the EuropeanUnion in Brussels, Belgium on April 8-9.
Participants, including defence and diplomatic officials from ASEANmember countries, the EU, and ASEAN’s dialogue partners, focused ondiscussing maritime security and the role of the armed forces indisaster relief.
They also exchanged measures toboost mutual understanding and trust through the ASEAN Regional Forumon defence and to intensify cooperation in the defence industry with theEU.
Representing the Vietnamese delegation,Deputy Director of the Defence Ministry’s Institute of InternationalRelations, Colonel Nguyen Thanh Dong, delivered a speech on ensuringmaritime security in the Asia-Pacific, where a number of traditional andnon-traditional security issues, including territorial disputes,relational conflicts, terrorism, trans-national crime and food securityare posing challenges to all surrounding countries.
Territorial disputes in the East Sea and the East China Sea arecomplex, Dong noted, adding that to avoid clashes ASEAN has conductedmany initiatives, such as setting up hotlines, pledging not to useforce, and strictly obeying the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties inthe East Sea (DOC) towards the early approval of a Code of Conduct inthe East Sea (COC).
As a coastal country,Vietnam always takes the initiative and is ready to take part insea-related cooperative activities. The country also maintains itsconsistent point of view on solving all disputes by peaceful measureswith respect for international law, he added.-VNA
Participants, including defence and diplomatic officials from ASEANmember countries, the EU, and ASEAN’s dialogue partners, focused ondiscussing maritime security and the role of the armed forces indisaster relief.
They also exchanged measures toboost mutual understanding and trust through the ASEAN Regional Forumon defence and to intensify cooperation in the defence industry with theEU.
Representing the Vietnamese delegation,Deputy Director of the Defence Ministry’s Institute of InternationalRelations, Colonel Nguyen Thanh Dong, delivered a speech on ensuringmaritime security in the Asia-Pacific, where a number of traditional andnon-traditional security issues, including territorial disputes,relational conflicts, terrorism, trans-national crime and food securityare posing challenges to all surrounding countries.
Territorial disputes in the East Sea and the East China Sea arecomplex, Dong noted, adding that to avoid clashes ASEAN has conductedmany initiatives, such as setting up hotlines, pledging not to useforce, and strictly obeying the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties inthe East Sea (DOC) towards the early approval of a Code of Conduct inthe East Sea (COC).
As a coastal country,Vietnam always takes the initiative and is ready to take part insea-related cooperative activities. The country also maintains itsconsistent point of view on solving all disputes by peaceful measureswith respect for international law, he added.-VNA
