Vietnamese delegation busy on sidelines of Shangri-La Dialogue
VGP - The Vietnamese delegation has held several meetings with foreign partners on the sidelines of the 13th IISS Asia Security Summit, better known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, after their arrival in Singapore on May 30.
Defense Minister General Phung Quang Thanh held separate meetings with his counterparts from New Zealand Jonathan Coleman and Singapore Ng Eng Heng. He also held a working session with officials of US company Lockheed Martin.
Meanwhile, Deputy Defense Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh met with the head of the Russian delegation, Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov, and the head of the Chinese delegation, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army Wang Guanzhong.
Defense Minister Thanh is scheduled to deliver a speech at the dialogue’s third plenary session on May 31 and is expected to hold more bilateral meetings with the heads of some delegations to the event.
The 13th IISS Asia Security Summit will take place from May 30 to June 1./.
By Huong Giang
