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(Bqp.vn) - The White Paper on Vietnam National Defence provides readers with an overview on the basic issues of the Vietnam’s national defence policy of which the building of all-people national defence, the building of the VPA and the Militia and Self-Defence Force are key matters. The issues addressed in the White Paper on Vietnam National Defence are aimed at contributing to the promotion of mutual understanding and confidence-building between Vietnam and other countries. This Paper is also an important document to raise the awareness of national defence for citizens of Vietnam, and help all citizens, offices, units and social organizations better understand their rights and duties to national defence consolidation for building and safeguarding the Homeland.
In the context of complicated and unpredictable changes in the world and regional security, with the mixture of opportunities and challenges, Vietnam advocates the maintenance and development of a sufficiently powerful national defence, adheres to the national defence policy of peaceful and self-defence nature focusing on building the all-people national defence. Vietnam builds its armed forces “of the people, by the people and for the people.” which are closely organized and strictly disciplined, with a reasonable active force, a large and mighty reserve force. The armed forces are trained and equipped with increasingly advanced weapons to be strong enough to protect independence, sovereignty, unification, territorial integrity and the interests of the nation and the socialist regime. Vietnam accelerates international cooperation in the national defence and security fields, seeks long-term solutions to territorial disputes as well as other issues by peaceful means, and contributes to building Southeast Asia into a peaceful, stable and prosperous region.
The publication of 2009 White Paper on Vietnam National Defence expresses Vietnam’s desire and determination for the development of friendship, cooperation, and equal relations with all countries on the basic of mutual respect for the sake of peace, national independence, democracy and social progress.