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6. Resolving the Trinh Xuan Thanh case with Germany to avoid punitive action
and damage to Vietnam-EU relations
7. Successful lobbying for non-permanent membership on the UN Security
Council, 2020-21
8. Promoting ASEAN unity through initiatives supporting ASEAN-Community
building
9. Foreign strategic partnerships will all Southeast Asian states and upgrading
existing comprehensive partnerships to a higher level
10. Promoting defence cooperation through practical military activities and
exercises with regional states and other strategic partners to enhance
Vietnams ability to defend itself
11. Successful preparations for the deployment of a Level 2 field hospital on a UN
Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan
Suggested citation: Carlyle A. Thayer, Vietnam: Eleven Foreign Policy Challenges and
Opportunities, Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, September 5, 2017. All
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