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Defence Minister hosts Canadian diplomat

Minister of Defence, General Ngo Xuan Lich, on April 23 hosted a reception for newly-appointed Ambassador of Canada to Vietnam Deborah Paul.
Defence Minister hosts Canadian diplomat ảnh 1Minister of Defence, General Ngo Xuan Lich receives newly-appointed Ambassador of Canada to Vietnam Deborah Paul (Source: qdnd.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) - Minister of Defence, General Ngo Xuan Lich,on April 23 hosted a reception for newly-appointed Ambassador of Canada toVietnam Deborah Paul.

During the meeting, the Vietnamese officer said he hopes the diplomat will helpfurther promote defence ties between the two countries, contributing to strengtheningthe Vietnam-Canada Comprehensive Partnership.

He highlighted the effective and practical development of defence cooperationbetween the two nations in recent time, especially in exchange of delegations,dialogue consultation, personnel training, UN peacekeeping operation, marine security,terrorism and transnational crime prevention, defence industry, and overcomingwar consequences.

Vietnam always supports Canada to join the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM ) cooperation mechanism, he said, expressinghis hope that the Canadian side will make more contributions to promotingpeace, friendship and cooperation in the region and the world.

For her part, Deborah Paul said Canada wishes to receive support from Vietnamand other ASEAN member nations to early join ADMM.

She appreciated Vietnam’s UN peacekeeping activities, saying that Canada iswilling to share its experience in this work.

The diplomat promised to do her best to promote thecooperation and friendship between the two countries, including the bilateraldefence ties.-VNA


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