On 15th December 2021, General Santasana Nantibhakhirund, WVO Director – General and WVO Executive Board attended 20th General Assembly
of Veterans Confederation of ASEAN Countries (VECONAC) via video conference at the Chart Nakrob Hall, WVO Headquarters which hosted by Veterans
Association of Vietnam. The 20th General Assembly was presided over by Senior Lieutenant General (Retired) Nguyen Van Duoc, President of Veterans Confederation of ASEAN Countries (VECONAC)/President of Veterans Association of Vietnam. Due to the epidemic situation of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID – 19) that is still spreading continuously, the host could not hold the physical meeting.

     The objective of this meeting is to adopt the resolutions which the meeting had endorsed consisting of the conferring of the honorary president title to General Tossarot Muang – Um (Former WVO Director – General and Former VECONAC president year 2006 to 2007) and awarding of the Honorable Medal to Major General Narong Saengbamrung (Former WVO Assistant Director – General and Former VECONAC Secretary year 2006-2008), the acceptance of WVO Director – General as the new VECONAC President in 2022 and hosting the 34th Executive Board meeting and the 21stGeneral Assembly in 2022, signing Joint Communique of heads of delegations of 10 member countries and the handover ceremony of the VECONAC flag and gavel to the Thai Defence Attaché in Hanoi.

     WVO Director – General had delivered speech on behalf of the host of 34th Executive board meeting and 21st General Assembly in 2022 by hopefully the epidemic situation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVD-19) will become better soon so that all member countries are able to meet and join VECONAC activities together in Pattaya, Chonburi Province, Thailand in 2022, in order to jointly sustain for the VECONAC progression and stability.