The President made the comment at his reception for defence ministers and minister representatives of ASEAN member countries and eight partners at the first ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting - Plus (ADMM+) in Hanoi on October 12.
At the reception, which was also attended by ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan, President Triet warmly welcomed the success of the first ADMM+ and highly valued contributions of ASEAN defence ministers and dialogue partners to the meeting.
He underlined that joining in the highest regional defence cooperation mechanism affirmed these countries’ concerns about the enhancement of defence and security cooperation.
He affirmed that humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, maritime security, counter-terrorism, military medicine, and the UN’s peacekeeping activities are practical issues for each country.
President Triet expressed his hope that based on the initial foundation of consensus and high levels of agreement, ASEAN member countries and their partners would boost their exchanges and cooperation to promote security to counter complex issues in the region more effectively.
He said he hopes that ASEAN and its partners would deploy their resources and cooperate more efficiently to ensure security and development for each country.
President Triet reiterated Vietnam’s message that it longs for peace, friendship, cooperation and development and said the country is always a friend and reliable partner of all countries. Vietnam wants to join hands with other countries for solidarity, friendship, and cooperation in development.
On behalf of the participants to the first ADMM+, Indonesian Defence Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the first ADMM+ provided a forum for security dialogues and strategic consultancy and acted as an effective and practical cooperation mechanism to address common security challenges.
The Indonesian minister spoke highly of Vietnam’s efforts to make the meeting a big success and congratulated the Vietnamese State and people on the Thang Long-Hanoi millennial anniversary.
