Defense minister’s activities at ASEAN defense ministers’ meetings

The participation to the meetings showed Vietnam’s active and responsible engagement in cooperation mechanisms of ADMM and ADMM+, and at the same time consolidated the country’s position in the region and the world at large as well as displayed its efforts to maintain peace, stability and development in the region.

On the sidelines of the events, Defense Minister Lich had bilateral meetings with several counterparts, contributing to enhancing mutual understanding, and cementing defense ties between Vietnam and other countries.

The People’s Army Newspaper would like to introduce some images of the defense minister’s activities.

Vietnamese Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich meeting with his Filipino counterpart Delfin Lorenzana

Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich and his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman have a bilateral talk about Vietnam-Indian defense cooperation

Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich and his Malaysian counterpart Mohamad Sabu

Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich, together with other ASEAN defense ministers, signs the Joint Declaration of ADMM-12

Speaking at the meeting, Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich stresses the necessary of maintaining ASEAN’s consensus, solidarity and central role

Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich and New Zealand Defense Minister Ron Mark at the bilateral meeting

Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich and Australian Defense Minister Christopher Pyne have a short talk on the sideline of the fifth ADMM+

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