Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defense Hoang Xuan Chien and his South Korean counterpart Kim Seon Ho co-chaired the 11th Vietnam-South Korea defense policy dialogue in Hanoi on Tuesday.

During the event, the participants reviewed the outcomes of both countries’ cooperation in the field, discussed issues of mutual concern, and reached a consensus on their cooperation plan.

Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien said that the Vietnam-South Korea relations have been consolidated and kept advancing in various spheres, including national defense, since both countries elevated their bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership in December 2022.

The Vietnam-South Korea defense cooperation has been promoted and achieved pragmatic, outstanding outcomes, thanks to support from top defense officials of both nations.

Vietnam appreciates the support of the government and people of South Korea through the Korea International Cooperation Agency in overcoming the consequences of post-war bombs and landmines.

The senior Vietnamese defense official suggested that the two sides continue to boost their cooperation, with a focus on such fields as delegation exchanges, education and training, dialogue and consultation mechanisms, defense and arms industries, war remediation, and UN peacekeeping.

The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense is open to hosting senior South Korean officers in Vietnam for training courses at the National Defense Academy and Vietnamese language courses at the Military Science Academy.

Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of Defense Kim affirmed that South Korea looks to expand its defense cooperation with Vietnam and suggested that both nations explore opportunities to collaborate in new disciplines.

Both sides also discussed international and regional issues of mutual concern during the defense policy dialogue.

Regarding issues related to the East Vietnam Sea, Deputy Minister Chien stressed that Vietnam remains consistent in resolving all disputes by peaceful means based on international law and commitments in the region, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the ASEAN six-point principles on the East Vietnam Sea, the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the waterway (DOC), and the promotion of substantive and effective negotiations on a Code of Conduct for the sea (COC).

As for issues linked to the Korean peninsula, Vietnam maintains its stance against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, endorses the denuclearization of the peninsula and the peaceful settlement of disputes, Chien added.

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