The defence ministers of Vietnam and the Netherlands signed a memorandum
of understanding on cooperation between the two defence ministries
following their talks in Hanoi on Sept. 26.
The
Netherlands’ Defence Minister Hans Hillen is paying an official visit to
Vietnam from Sept. 25 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart
General Phung Quang Thanh.
At their talks, the two
sides reached consensus on further exchange of visits and sharing
experience in dealing with issues of climate change and natural disaster
and in joining peace keeping activities of the United Nations.
The ministers also agreed to promote cooperation in the field of
defence industry and establish relations between the two countries’
military businesses with the aims of strengthening and boosting the
cooperative ties and friendship between the two countries’ armies and
people. /.