Vietnam attends ASEAN navy chiefs’ meeting

Vietnam attends ASEAN navy chiefs’ meeting - ảnh 1
Delegates take photo at the event (Source: quandoinhandan.vn)

(VOVworld) - A Vietnamese delegation led by Rear Admiral Pham Hoai Nam, Commander of the Vietnam People’s Navy, is participating in the 9th ASEAN Navy Chiefs’ Meeting (ANCM-9) being held in Myanmar from August 19th to 22nd. Discussions at the annual meeting this year focused on the theme “Fostering ASEAN Naval Teamwork in Regional Maritime Security” as well as important documents and directions regarding cooperation between ASEAN naval forces such as the ANCM Roadmap, regulations on humanitarian and disaster relief assistance, multilateral exercises, anti-piracy measures, and basic concepts on ANCM+. Naval chiefs also discussed plans for an international ship parade in celebration of 50 years pf ASEAN in 2017 along with preparations for the ANCM-10 and increasing exchanges between young naval officials in the bloc. Ahead of the event, the Commander of the Vietnam People’s Navy Pham Hoai Nam had bilateral meetings with partners from Myanmar, Brunei, Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand on important issues of mutual concern. The ANCM is rotationally hosted by the naval commands of ASEAN member countries.

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