Vietnamese Minister of National Defense General Phan Van Giang holds talks with Japanese Minister of Defense Kishi Nobuo in Tokyo on November 24, 2021.

The two ministers exchanged views on global and regional issues of mutual concern, including the importance of freedom of navigation and aviation amid complicated developments in the region and the world as well.

They affirmed the importance of respect for international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in settling differences among concerned parties in disputed areas such as the East Sea and the East China Sea. They expected concerned sides to restrain, not to use force or threaten to use force, and settle disputes via peaceful measures on the basis of international law.

The two ministers consented to direct relevant agencies of the two defense ministries to actively deploy agreements reached by their leaders.
Following the talks, the two ministers witnessed the signing of two MoUs on cooperation in military medicine and cybersecurity between the two defense ministries.