General Nguyen Tan Cuong receives heads of ASEAN delegations attending AMICLC-1

(Bqp.vn) - Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and Deputy Defence Minister General Nguyen Tan Cuong hosted a reception for heads of ASEAN delegations who attended the first ASEAN Military Intelligence Community Leaders’ Conference (AMICLC-1) on October 31 in Hanoi.

General Nguyen Tan Cuong speaking at the reception.

At the reception, General Nguyen Tan Cuong emphasized that the world and regional security environment are undergoing rapid, strong, and unpredictable changes. While non-traditional security challenges such as epidemics, climate change, natural disasters, and water security are increasingly emerging, traditional security issues are also evolving in a complex manner. These challenges go beyond the scope and control of an individual country, affecting the security situation of each country, the region, and the world. Therefore, it is necessary to have the cooperation of ASEAN member countries in general as well as the role of military intelligence/defense leaders of ASEAN countries in particular in timely response, ensuring a peaceful life for the people, he said.

Delegates attending the reception.

Informing General Nguyen Tan Cuong about the results of AMICLC-1, representatives of the delegations said that they had substantive discussions on emerging security issues as well as maintaining ASEAN’s central role. Accordingly, the conference unanimously approved the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Terms of Reference (TOR) for the operation of the ASEAN Military Intelligence Community (AMIC), and announced the launch of AMIC.

The success of the conference contributed to strengthening cooperation in the field of ASEAN military intelligence, thereby contributing to promoting peace, security and development in the region and the world as well.

During the reception.

On this occasion, representatives of the heads of ASEAN delegations attending AMICLC-1 highly appreciated the organization and congratulated the VPA on the success of AMICLC-1.

General Nguyen Tan Cuong and delegates in a joint photo.

General Nguyen Tan Cuong thanked the ASEAN member countries for supporting Vietnam’s AMIC initiative and highly appreciated the results of AMICLC-1, and at the same time, he emphasized that the contents discussed at AMICLC-1 reflected issues of common concern, proposed directions and forms of cooperation and shared information to ensure ASEAN’s central role in the current situation. AMICLC-1 also marked the official operation of AMIC to strengthen solidarity, mutual trust and consensus among the military forces of ASEAN member countries.