The 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum: Dialogue for peace and cooperation amid competition
Monday, November 09, 2026, 13:09 (GMT+7)
This year's Forum demonstrated efforts to build consensus among the parties amid deepening divisions in the international security environment, particularly as China continues to promote initiatives aimed at expanding its role in regional and global security governance.
Vigilance against the rhetoric of “neutralising” the Military in international integration
Monday, June 15, 2026, 14:09 (GMT+7)
In the context of deepening international integration and defence diplomacy, Vietnam has continuously expanded cooperation, actively participated in multilateral mechanisms, promoted dialogue, built strategic trust, and enhanced its international position. Taking advantage of this process, hostile forces have intensified the propaganda promoting the rhetoric of “neutralising” the Military with sophisticated interpretations that easily breed misconceptions.
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
Bringing into play its good results, the entire Military enhances defence diplomacy work to meet the requirements of national protection
Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 22:47 (GMT+7)
Defence diplomacy is part of national diplomacy, tasked with implementing the Party’s guidelines on protecting the Homeland from afar, preventing conflicts, settling all disputes by peaceful means, and making contributions to protecting national independence, sovereignty, unification, and territorial integrity and creating a peaceful, stable environment for national construction and protection
Shangri-La Dialogue: Vietnamese Defence Minister calls for peaceful solutions to disputes
Monday, June 03, 2019, 11:17 (GMT+7)
Vietnamese Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich called on parties concerned to work together to solve disputes in peaceful atmosphere, with partnership spirit and for community responsibility while addressing the fifth plenary session of the 18th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 2
Vietnam calls for enhanced multilateral cooperation in security
Friday, October 26, 2018, 16:27 (GMT+7)
Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich has urged all countries to reinforce cooperation institutions and mechanisms, particularly multilateral ones, to better manage international security
Defence minister attends 8th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, visits China
Thursday, October 25, 2018, 20:35 (GMT+7)
Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich is leading a high-level military delegation on a trip to China to take part in the 8th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, which runs from October 24 to 26