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Defence Minister holds phone talks with Japanese counterpart

Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich talked over the phone with his Japanese counterpart Kishi Nobuo on November 16.
Defence Minister holds phone talks with Japanese counterpart ảnh 1Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of National Defence General Ngo XuanLich talked over the phone with his Japanese counterpart Kishi Nobuo onNovember 16.

Minister Lich congratulated Kishi over his appointment as Defence Ministerand expressed his hope that the minister will work to deepen result-oriented defencecooperation between Vietnam and Japan.

The two ministers informed each other on regional and international issuesof mutual concern, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic control situation in their respectivecountries. They appreciated the timely sharing of knowledge and experience infighting the pandemic by military medical experts of the two countries.

The ministers agreed to quickly implement contents in bilateral defence cooperationafter the COVID-19 pandemic is controlled, with a focus on human resources andmilitary medical training, peacekeeping, settlement of war consequences andother issues of mutual interest.

Minister Lich thanked the Government and Defence Ministry of Japan fortheir support and effective coordination with Vietnam during 2020, the year ofVietnam ASEAN Chairmanship, particularly in the ASEAN Defence Ministers’Meeting (ADMM) Plus 3 framework. He invitedMinister Kishi to attend the ADMM Plus 3 slated to be held online from December9 to 11.

Minister Kishi accepted the invitation, and thanked Vietnam for creatingfavourable conditions for ships of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force todock at Cam Ranh international port for logistics and technical services./.
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