The 12 th Shangri-La Dialogue, which was freshly closed in Singapore
, is a success, Deputy Defense Minister Sr. Lt Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh has
told the Singapore-based Vietnam News Agency correspondent.
The dialogue has drawn the large participation of high-ranking
delegates, including the Head of State, the Minister of Defense and the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vinh said.
It provided a
platform for security issues to be discussed in an open,
straightforward manner and all viewpoints presented fully and
transparently, creating an open atmosphere which upheld a sense of
responsibility, the Deputy Defense Minister said.
Especially, the dialogue focused on security challenges and proposed
measures and ways for cooperation and conduct of concerned parties in
ensuring and strengthening regional security, Vinh went on to say.
He also attributed the keynote address delivered by Vietnamese Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the opening ceremony to the success of the
dialogue.
The keynote address, which calls on
regional nations to build strategic trust, has satisfied all
participating countries and drawn almost all opinions in deliberating
how to further build and strengthen strategic trust to minimise threats
and challenges and bring cooperation to a new height for peace,
stability and prosperity in the region.
According to Vinh, the
US delegation commented that PM Dung’s speech shows a straight
attitude towards signals which could create challenges and risks for the
regional security.
Meanwhile, the Chinese
delegation recommended the building of a number of principles for
defense cooperation between China and Vietnam , noting the first
principle of building strategic trust between their military leaders, as
proposed by PM Dung in his address.
The PM’s
address aimed at not only those participating in the forum but also all
nations in the region, Vinh told the correspondent.
It has also touched on the East Sea issue fully and properly,
becoming a guiding factor for the public opinions, he said.
The
East Sea issue caught the interests of delegates from countries both in
and outside the region as at the gathering and in their discussions,
they frankly pointed out the East Sea faces threats and challenges while
holding clear potential and put forwards ways to address tension in the
East Sea, he noted.
Apart from that, Deputy Defence Minister
also attributed the participation of the delegation from the Vietnam
Defence Ministry and scholars to the success of the 12 th Shangri-la
dialogue.-VNA