Several major guidelines for defence diplomacy in 2025
Sunday, March 09, 2025, 08:56 (GMT+7)
Vietnam’s defence cooperation, particularly with neighbours, major powers, strategic partners, comprehensive partners, ASEAN members, and traditional friends, continued to be enhanced. Multilateral defence diplomacy was carried out flexibly, closely, effectively, thereby contributing to cementing international solidarity, building strategic trust, taking advantage of major powers’ support for Vietnam to safeguard its national interests in international forums
Enhancing international integration and defence diplomacy under the Party’s foreign lines
Friday, December 13, 2024, 15:41 (GMT+7)
The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence have carried out the work of international integration and defence diplomacy synchronously, comprehensively, effectively, achieving many significant results. The VPA has actively, proactively given advice to the Party and State on dealing with strategic issues relating to military - defence tasks, security, and border protection, well managing defence relations with other countries, particularly our neighbours, major powers, and strategic partners
Building a strong Department of Foreign Relations to meet the requirements of international integration and defence diplomacy
Sunday, May 26, 2024, 21:18 (GMT+7)
As the leading competent office in charge of giving advice to the Central Military Commission (CMC) and the Ministry of National Defence (MND) on this important task, the Department of Foreign Relations has been adopting measures synchronously to make itself comprehensively strong and capable of satisfying its task requirements
The Military steps up international cooperation in law
Monday, July 12, 2021, 10:27 (GMT+7)
International cooperation in law is an important part of defence diplomacy and cooperation in the era of international integration, aimed at raising the quality of law enactment and enforcement within the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA), strengthening its discipline, and bettering its synergy and combat strength as the basis for its successful fulfilment of all assigned missions
The Military promotes its core role in building the all-people national defence
Friday, December 13, 2019, 07:06 (GMT+7)
Building the all-people national defence is a central, routine task of the entire Party, people, and Military, with the latter playing the core role. Fully aware of that, the Military has been adopting synchronous, drastic measures for building the solid all-people national defence and defending the Homeland in all situations
Issues on building foreign relations potential of the whole-people national defence in the new situation
Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 07:33 (GMT+7)
Building foreign relations potential and military diplomatic arts are key contents that have been applied and made contributions to generating the overall strength to fight against the enemies in the struggle for national liberation in the past and the Homeland protection in peacetime. However, there are limitations in understanding and transforming them into theory in a thorough, comprehensive and unified manner
Vietnam-Cambodia defence cooperation - a remarkable achievement by the Military Region 7’s armed forces
Monday, January 07, 2019, 08:39 (GMT+7)
Implementing the guidelines on defence diplomacy by the Party and the Central Military Commission (CMC), the Military Region 7’s Party Committee and Command have paid special attention to maintaining and developing defence cooperation with Cambodia, thereby contributing to cementing the solidarity and friendship for peace, stability and co-development between the two countries
Participation in the UN peacekeeping operations – an important mission of the Military in the new period
Tuesday, November 06, 2018, 21:34 (GMT+7)
Taking part in the UN peacekeeping operations is a task of importance of the whole country in general, the Military in particular – a step to realize the Party and State’s policies on defence international integration and diplomacy. It contributes to affirming Vietnam’s role, responsibility, prestige and status in maintaining peace and stability in the region and worldwide for the sake of cooperation and development
The 17th Shangri-La Dialogue – regional issues and Vietnam’s role
Tuesday, July 24, 2018, 16:44 (GMT+7)
The 17th Shangri-La Dialogue (hereafter the SLD) took place in Singapore from the 31st of May to the 3rd of June, 2018. This SLD attracted the participation of nearly 600 representatives including 40 Defence Ministers – a record number ever. That expresses the special attraction of the SLD and the great regard paid by countries to peace, stability and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific Region
Measures to promote the role of organs responsible for defence diplomacy today
Saturday, May 19, 2018, 16:27 (GMT+7)
Defence diplomacy represents an important part of our Party’s external affairs, contributing to maintaining peace and stability for the country’s development. To enhance the effectiveness of this work, due attention should be paid to promoting the role of organs responsible for defence diplomacy