Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich is scheduled to deliver a speech at the Dialogue and have bilateral meetings with foreign defence ministers.
The attendance affirms Viet Nam’s proactive role in regional and global issues. It also shows the country’s wish to bolster cooperation with foreign countries in addressing common security threats.
Convened by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), the Shangri-La Dialogue is the most important regular gathering of defence professionals in Asia-Pacific, a vital annual fixture in the diaries of ministers and their civilian and military chiefs of staff.
By Vien Nhu