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Activities28 April 2023

Ministry of National Defence delegation meets the U.S. Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation

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Unofficial translation from the Vietnamese original.

As part of her visit and working programme in Vietnam from 25 to 27 April 2023, on the afternoon of 26 April, Ms Kathryn Insley, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation of the U.S. Department of State, and her delegation held a working session with a Ministry of National Defence delegation headed by Senior Colonel Nguyen Dinh Hien, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Chemical Corps and Deputy Head of the Standing Office of the National Focal Point of Vietnam for countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (Standing Office 81 – Chemical Corps/Ministry of National Defence). The working session was also attended by representatives of the Military Security Protection Department and the Foreign Relations Department of the Ministry of National Defence, the Vietnam Coast Guard Command and the Border Guard Command.

Senior Colonel Nguyen Dinh Hien in discussion with Ms Kathryn Insley

At the working session, Senior Colonel Nguyen Dinh Hien, Deputy Head of Standing Office 81, introduced the position, role, functions and tasks of the National Focal Point of Vietnam and Standing Office 81, as well as a number of recent activities; Vietnam’s efforts to improve its legal system on countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in order to meet United Nations Security Council resolutions and the provisions of the international treaties on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to which Vietnam is a party; and noted that the Ministry of National Defence and the relevant ministries, agencies and sectors highly appreciated the cooperation between Standing Office 81 and the Export Control and Related Border Security Program (EXBS Program) in raising awareness, building capacity and improving legislation in recent times. Standing Office 81 requested Ms Kathryn Insley to continue supporting and promoting cooperation between the two sides in the time ahead.

Participants in the working session

For her part, Ms Kathryn Insley, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation of the U.S. Department of State, highly appreciated the results of cooperation on countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction between the EXBS Program and Standing Office 81 and the importance of maintaining this cooperation; emphasised the importance of compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 and of improving legal regulations to meet the requirements of Resolution 1540; and expressed readiness to support the expansion of cooperation between the United States and Vietnam on countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

The working session contributed to promoting cooperation on countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction between Standing Office 81 and the EXBS Program, as well as Vietnam’s responsibility in implementing the international treaties on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to which Vietnam is a party; it was also an opportunity for the two sides to continue exchanging views and agree on the direction of cooperation in the time ahead./.

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