VN joins Moscow conference on int’l security

The eighth Moscow Conference on International Security

Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang – Chief of the General Staff of the Viet Nam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence led a Vietnamese delegation to the event.

The conference will run until April 25, focusing on current security challenges and threats at global and regional levels, terrorist threats, new approaches and cooperation in military and regional security in Asia, Africa and Latin America. It comprises four plenums and four special sessions. 

At the opening ceremony, Secretary of Russia’s Security Council Nikolai Patrushev read out President Vladimir Putin’s greetings to the conference. 

In the greetings, the Russian President shows his belief that this conference will be held in a constructive manner, serve as a weighty contribution to the consolidation of efforts in the fight against terrorism and extremism, in resolving regional conflicts and ensuring global security, and in carrying out highly relevant peacekeeping missions.

Participants in the opening ceremony also heard speeches delivered by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Vladimir Norov, and UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix./.

By Khanh Phuong