The event was attended by Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and representatives of Defense Ministry’s affiliates.

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Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien addresses the event.

During the event, delegates evaluated the results of the ten-year implementation of Resolution No.806, and experience in leadership and the organization of the international integration and defense external affairs in the 2014-2023 period, and mapped out orientations for this work towards 2030 and the following years.

Accordingly, Vietnam has actively and responsibly participated in multilateral defense external activities, contributing to enhancing strategic trust and promoting the country’s and the Vietnam People’s Army’s position and prestige in the international arena. Regarding the participation in U.N. peacekeeping operations, Vietnam has been gradually expanding its scale and areas. Since 2014, the country has sent 789 troops to U.N. missions.

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Major General Vu Thanh Van, Director of the Vietnam Ministry of National Defense’s Department of Foreign Relations, delivers a report.

Besides, border external affairs have also been a highlight of the international integration and defense external affairs in the 2014-2023 period, contributing to addressing issues arising in border areas.

At the event, delegates discussed the outcomes of Resolution No.806’s implementation and were briefed on remarkable results in the international integration and defense external work of the units, and made recommendations to raise the quality of this task in the time ahead.

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Delegates at the conference

Hailing the troops’ achievements in this field, Gen. Chien requested military units to take measures to better fulfill the international integration and defense external affairs in the current context, such as expanding defense cooperation with other countries and international organizations, boosting bilateral defense cooperation, continuing taking part in U.N. peacekeeping operations, to name but a few.

Translated by Minh Anh