Hanoi, Aug. 3 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defence, and the Ministry of Public Security held a joint meeting on August 3 to strengthen coordination in implementing Vietnam's external relations, defence and security tasks.

Held as part of the 33rd Diplomatic Conference, the event was co-chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang, Minister of Public Security Gen. Luong Tam Quang, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung.

It brought together senior officials from the three ministries, along with Vietnamese ambassadors and heads of overseas representative missions who returned home to attend the diplomatic conference.

Participants reviewed global and regional d...