Hanoi (VNA) – The Experts’ Working Group on Humanitarian Mine Action of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) will convene their fourth conference in Hanoi on October 20, the Defence Ministry told the media on October 18.
The conference, co-hosted by the Vietnamese and Indian Defence Ministries, aims to review the group’s activities for 2014-2017, discuss tasks for 2017-2020, as well as transfer the title of the co-Chair of the group to Laos and Russia for the 2017-2020 tenure.
The group was adopted by the seventh and second ADMM+ in May and August 2013 in Brunei and tasked with promoting cooperation among member countries in recovery from the aftermath of bombs, mines, and explosives left over from wars and conflicts.
Ministers agreed to assign Vietnam and India to be the first chairs for 2014-2017.
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