Defence leader receives Czech FM

The Czech Foreign Minister is visiting Vietnam at the invitation of Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh (Photo:VNA)

Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Van Hien received visiting Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek at the Ministry of Defence’s headquarters in Hanoi on October 23.

The deputy minister said Vietnam is willing to serve as a bridge for the Czech Republic to boost cooperation with ASEAN nations.

He added that Vietnam wishes to strengthen defence ties with the Czech Republic on the basis of the Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral defence cooperation signed in 2012.

Hien also suggested that the two sides should further foster ties in delegation exchange, training, defence industry, and science-technology.

For his part, Lubomir Zaoralek thanked the Vietnamese deputy minister for the warmly reception, affirming that he will make his best efforts to boost multilateral cooperation between the two countries, especially in the field of defence.

The Czech Foreign Minister is visiting Vietnam at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.-VNA