On 17 October 2019, Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the EC, paricipated in the signature of the European Union and Vietnam Framework Participation Agreement, in Brussels.

The European Union and Vietnam Framework Participation Agreement will facilitate Vietnam’s participation in and contribution to the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions and operations. This Agreement is the 19th of its kind and the 4th that the EU has concluded in the Asia Pacific region, after New Zealand, Australia, and the Republic of Korea. The Framework Participation Agreement confirms the EU’s and Vietnam’s shared commitment to contribute to peace and security in their neighbourhoods and the wider world, as well as to safeguarding the rules-based, multilateral order.

This video shows the press statement by Federica Mogherini and Ngô Xuân Lịch.