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Officials highlight progress in Vietnam-EU defence ties

Developments in Vietnam-EU relations, especially in security-defence, were highlighted during a meeting between a senior official of the Ministry of National Defence and a delegation of the EU’s Crisis Management and Planning Directorate (CMPD) in Hanoi on December 10.
Officials highlight progress in Vietnam-EU defence ties ảnh 1Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army and Deputy Defence Minister (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Developments inVietnam-EU relations, especially in security-defence, were highlighted during ameeting between a senior official of the Ministry of National Defence and adelegation of the EU’s Crisis Management and Planning Directorate (CMPD) inHanoi on December 10.

Talking to Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang (memberof the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, Chief of the General Staffof the Vietnam People’s Army, and Deputy Minister of Defence), CMPD DirectorGabor Iklody said bilateral ties have recorded strides in the recent past,including in security-defence.

The EU and Vietnam can further strengthencooperation in both bilateral and multilateral aspects, as well as in therelationship between the EU and ASEAN, especially as Vietnam will hold theASEAN Chair in 2020.

He said the EU is ready to promote collaborationin UN peacekeeping activities, adding that cooperation potential in this fieldis considerable, particularly in terms of personnel training and technicalassistance.

For his part, Sen. Lt. Gen. Giang asked the EUto help the Vietnamese army with UN peacekeeping activities so that the countrycan meet requirements while performing tasks at UN missions.

He urged relevant sides to keep closecoordination to accelerate discussion on future defence ties in the comingtime.

He also called on the EU to endorse Vietnam’scandidacy for a non-permanent membership in the UN Security Council for 2020-2021,and to support the two sides’ win-win cooperation to continue its development.–VNA 
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