Lieutenant General Nguyen Quoc Khanh, Deputy Chief of the General Staffof the Vietnam People’s Army, received a delegation of the VenezuelanInstitute of Higher Studies for National Defence in Hanoi on May 22.
Lt. Gen. Khanh said that the two countries’ relations,including in defence, have flourished since they established diplomaticties in December 1989.
The Vietnamese Ministry ofDefence set up an attaché office in Venezuela through whichbilateral cooperation in the field will be enhanced, he added.
The officer suggested more delegation exchanges be organised atvarious levels in order to deepen mutual understanding and seek morecollaborative opportunities.
He said the VietnamNational Defence Academy offers courses for foreigners andinvited the Venezuelan Ministry of Defence to send its officers to studyin the country.
Khanh pledged that Vietnam willcreate the best possible conditions for international officers to visitand study in its military units and academies.
In response, visiting guests said they will submit the host’s proposals to the Venezuelan Defence Minister.
They noted that the Venezuelan people and army will forever stand by Vietnam in the national construction and defence.-VNA