At the welcoming ceremony, both sides came to an agreement on promoting defense cooperation to create new and effective development in accordance with the comprehensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world.
General Phan Van Giang affirmed that Vietnam-Japan defense cooperation has constantly strengthened in recent times and become one of the important pillars of the bilateral relationship.
Both sides have coordinated in several areas, such as war aftermath remediation, training, military medicine, rescue and disaster relief, UN peacekeeping operations, and regular consultations in regional forums, particularly within the framework of the ASEAN Defence Minister’s Meeting Plus (ADMM+).
The two parties have regularly held a defense policy dialogue at the Deputy Minister level, and consultations between their navy, army, and air forces.
The Vietnamese Minister of Defense suggested that the two sides continue to promote defense cooperation into a new effective development in accordance with the comprehensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world, focusing on key areas, including delegation exchanges at all levels, maintaining annual dialogue and consultation mechanisms, training cooperation, military cooperation, defense industry, technology transfer, war aftermath remediation, UN peacekeeping, strengthening consultations and coordination in multilateral mechanisms to contribute to effectively implementing the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
For his part, Japanese Defense Minister Kihara Minoru stressed that Vietnam- Japan relations have continuously strengthened as both sides establish a comprehensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world. Defense cooperation between the two countries continues to develop across all areas.
The Japanese Defense Minister Minoru pledged to promote defense cooperation to create new and effective development in accordance with the comprehensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world.
During the dialogue, the two Ministers discussed regional and international issues of mutual concern. General Phan Van Giang emphasized Vietnam consistently pursues resolving all disputes by peaceful means, on the basis of international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982, the Declaration of the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC), and promoting negotiations for an effective, substantive Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC).
During his official visit to Vietnam, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru will pay courtesy visits to General Secretary, State President To Lam, and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
