ADSOM WG and ADSOM Plus WG meetings held online

(Bqp.vn) - The ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Working Group (ADSOM WG) and the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus Working Group (ADSOM Plus WG) were held virtually on March 28 and 29.

Defence minister receives Cuban Minister of Construction

(Bqp.vn) - Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang hosted a reception for Cuban Minister of Construction René Antonio Mesa Villafana in Hanoi on March 28.

ASEAN - Russia Naval Exercise kicks off

(Bqp.vn) - The ASEAN - Russia Naval Exercise opened in both live and online formats on December 1. Senior Colonel Pham Manh Thang, Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Relations under the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence, attended the opening ceremony in Hanoi.

General Phan Van Giang receives Thai ambassador to Vietnam

(Bqp.vn) - Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang hosted a reception for newly-appointed Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Nikonrndej Balankura in Hanoi on November 18.

Joint Declaration of the ASEAN Defence Ministers on Defence Cooperation for a Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN

(Bqp.vn) - Here is the full Joint Declaration of the ASEAN Defence Ministers on Defence Cooperation for a Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN.

Joint Statement of the Special ASEAN Plus Three Summit on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

(Bqp.vn) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the online Special ASEAN+3 Summit with China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) on April 14 on the COVID-19 response. Below is the Joint Statement of the Summit in full.

Declaration of the Special ASEAN Summit on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

(Bqp.vn) - The ASEAN Special Summit and the ASEAN+3 Special Summit on COVID-19 Response was held online on April 14. Viet Nam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc presided over these summits as ASEAN Chair 2020.

2019 Vietnam National Defence (2019 Vietnam National Defence White Paper)

(Bqp.vn) - After the 2009 National Defence White Paper, Viet Nam releases the 2019 National Defence White Paper to continually affirm and elucidate the fundamental nature of peace and self-defence of Viet Nam's national defence. It also specifies challenges of Viet Nam's national defence and adjustments to its national defence policy and defence leadership and management mechanisms, structure of the Ministry of National Defence, force structure and future directions for the development of the VPA and Militia and Self-Defence Force as well as the build-up of defence capability while making it transparent as part of Viet Nam's national defence policy and capability.

Joint statement on establishment of Vietnam-Australia strategic partnership

(Bqp.vn) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam are paying an official visit to Australia and attending the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit from March 14-18. On March 15, the two sides issued a joint statement on the establishment of a strategic partnership between Vietnam and Australia. The following is the full text of the joint statement:

Vietnam - Bangladesh joint statement

(Bqp.vn) - Vietnam and Bangladesh have issued a joint statement, agreeing to work out ways and means to further expand and strengthen meaningful bilateral cooperation in all areas of mutual benefit.