Fortune Guard 22 Proliferation Security Initiative Workshop
Unofficial translation from the Vietnamese original.
From 8 to 12 August 2022, the Fortune Guard 22 Proliferation Security Initiative Workshop took place in Honolulu, Hawaii, the United States. The workshop was attended by more than 100 delegates from the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, including the United States, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Australia, India, France, Canada and the countries of South-East Asia. The Vietnamese delegation comprised representatives of the Standing Office of Vietnam’s National Focal Point for countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (Standing Office 81)/Ministry of National Defence, the Department of International Organisations/Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the General Department of Vietnam Customs/Ministry of Finance.
Fortune Guard 22 Proliferation Security Initiative Workshop
At the workshop, experts from the United States, Australia, Japan and the Republic of Korea shared information on the mechanism of the Proliferation Security Initiative, the Australia Group control lists and trends in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and held group discussions on mechanisms for coordination and information exchange between government agencies in decision-making on countering the proliferation of WMD. During the workshop, delegates observed a scenario demonstration of the interdiction and seizure of a WMD proliferation shipment by US maritime law enforcement and the US Coast Guard at a military base in South Oahu, Hawaii.
The Vietnamese delegation at the Fortune Guard 22 Proliferation Security Initiative Workshop
Participation in the Fortune Guard 22 workshop provided the agencies with experience in inter-agency coordination in counter-proliferation and demonstrated Vietnam’s responsibility in preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Tao Thuan - Centre 81