Vietnam PM Urges to Strengthen ASEAN Military Cooperation
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung called on ASEAN nations’ arm forces to boost their military cooperation and foreign partners in an effort to cope with increasing non-traditional security threats.
Dung made the appeal Mar 25 at a reception given to ASEAN senior defense officials who were in Hanoi for the 7th ASEAN Chief of Defense Forces Informal Meeting (ACDFIM-7).
The Vietnamese PM highlighted pirates, natural disasters, epidemics, food security, energy and climate change as challenges facing the Southeast Asian region.
Participants in ACDFIM-7 have reached a significant consensus to boost the cooperation against such challenges, Major Gen. Haji Aminudin Isan Commander of the Royal Armed Forces of Brunei, the host country for the ACDFIM-8, told Dung.
These issues will recur in the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) to take place in Apr and the ADMM and partners late this year. (chinhphu.vn) )
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