Defence minister to attend 17th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore
A Vietnamese military delegation led by Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich will attend the 17th Asia Security Summit or Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore from May 31 to June 3.
Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich will attend the 17th Asia Security Summit in Singapore from May 31 to June 3. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A Vietnamese military delegation led by Defence MinisterNgo Xuan Lich will attend the 17th Asia Security Summit orShangri-La Dialogue in Singapore from May 31 to June 3.
The attendance affirms Vietnam’s proactive role in regional and global issues.It also shows the country’s wish to bolster cooperation with foreign countriesin addressing common security threats.
The agenda includes five plenary sessions on US leadership and the challengesof Indo-Pacific security, de-escalating the crisis in the Democratic People’sRepublic of Korea, shaping new dimensions of terrorism and counter-terrorismand raising the bar for regional security cooperation.
The event also features six sessions covering strategies, sea security andremoving conflicts in regional security cooperation.
Defence Minister Lich is scheduled to deliver a speech at the Dialogue and havebilateral meetings with foreign defence ministers.
Convened by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies(IISS), the Shangri-La Dialogue is the most important regular gathering ofdefence professionals in Asia-Pacific, a vital annual fixture in the diaries ofministers and their civilian and military chiefs of staff.
Since its launch in 2002, the Dialogue has built confidence and fosteredsecurity cooperation by facilitating easy communication among the region’s mostimportant defence and security policy-makers.
The 2018 conference will feature a speech by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ofIndia.-VNA
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Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich will attend the 17th Asia Security Summit in Singapore from May 31 to June 3. (Photo: VNA) 
