HA NOI — Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh yesterday welcomed ASEAN Naval Chiefs who were in Ha Noi to attend their fifth meeting (ANCM-5).
He stressed that ANCM-5 promoted co-operation in defence for the goal of peace, contributing to building the ASEAN Community by 2015. The meeting reached an important advance in accelerating activities of co-operation among ASEAN navies, he said.
Thanh also emphasised the significance of the meeting, saying that it took place in the spirit of the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting and partners (ADMM+) and discussed issues to maintain peace, stability and development in the region, including co-operation in maritime security, anti-terrorism, search and rescue, and humanitarian activities.
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