PANO – Malaysia hosts the 12th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces Informal Meeting (ACDFIM-12) in its capital city of Kuala Lumpur between February 9th and 11th.

Chief of the VPA’s General Staff, Sr. Lt. Gen. Do Ba Ty. Photo: baodatviet.vn

A high-ranking military mission of the Vietnam People’s Army, led by Senior Lieutenant General Do Ba Ty, Chief of the VPA’s General Staff and Deputy Minister of National Defence, attends the event.

The participation of Vietnam in the meeting continues affirming its role and position in the region and the world in carrying out the Party and State’s policies and guidelines of openness, diversification and multi-lateralization of relations, and proactive international integration.

Besides, the ACDFIM-12 contributes to developing ties between the VPA with armies of other ASEAN member countries towards the formation of the ASEAN Community by the end of this year, as well as the ties between Vietnam and Malaysia in particular.

Translated by Van Hieu