Vietnam, Thailand co-chair 5th defense policy dialogue
Thursday, December 14, 2023, 11:03 GMT+7
The fifth session of the Vietnam-Thailand Defense Policy Dialogue took place in Hanoi on Wednesday, with Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of National Defense, and Sanitchanog Sangkachantra, Thailand’s Permanent Secretary of Defense, presiding over the meeting.
Chien emphasized that the year 2023 marks a special milestone as the two countries celebrate the 10 years of their bilateral strategic partnership.
Chien emphasized the ongoing commitment of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense to enhance comprehensive cooperation with Thailand’s Ministry of Defense and Royal Army, with the aim of fostering stronger bilateral defense ties.
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| Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien (L), Vietnam's Deputy Minister of National Defense. Photo: Ha Thanh / Tuoi Tre |
Both sides at the dialogue exchanged viewpoints on regional and global issues of mutual concern and spoke highly of the role of the region and ASEAN-led mechanisms.
They also affirmed that they would work together to make positive contributions toward strengthening and consolidating their solidarity and ASEAN’s centrality in the regional security architecture.
The two sides discussed the importance of settling disputes by peaceful means based on international law.
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| Delegates attend the fifth Vietnam-Thailand Defense Policy Dialogue in Hanoi on December 13, 2023. Photo: Ha Thanh / Tuoi Tre |
Regarding their plans for cooperation in the years ahead, both sides agreed to continue bolstering bilateral defense cooperation in alignment with the Vietnam-Thailand enhanced strategic partnership.
Accordingly, they will focus on consolidating relations between the two countries’ defense ministries and armies, facilitating all-level delegation exchanges, maintaining the effectiveness of existing cooperation mechanisms, and exchanging viewpoints on issues of mutual concern.
The two countries’ defense ministries and armies will also continue boosting cooperation in human resource training and fostering collaboration among their forces, particularly those invovled with maritime law.
Both sides mentioned the possiblity of expanding their cooperation in military logistics, military medicine, search and rescue services, and response to non-traditional security threats including cybersecurity, terrorism,and transnational crime.
They expressed a desire to support each other in the ASEAN military-defense framework and maintain a joint ASEAN stance on regional and international security issues.
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