Singapore naval ship visits Vietnam

RSS Endurance of the Singaporean Navy with 180 crewmembers aboard led by Major Lee Kwok So anchored in Cam Ranh port in the south central province of Khanh Hoa on February 17, beginning a five-day visit to Vietnam.
Singapore naval ship visits Vietnam ảnh 1RSS Endurance of the Singaporean Navy (Source: VNA)
Khanh Hoa (VNA) –RSS Endurance of the Singaporean Navy with 180 crewmembers aboard led by MajorLee Kwok So anchored in Cam Ranh port in the south central province of KhanhHoa on February 17, beginning a five-day visit to Vietnam.

During the visit, the second madeby the vessel since Cam Ranh International Port was inaugurated in March lastyear, commanders of the ship will meet leaders of the People’s Committee ofKhanh Hoa and Naval Zone 4.

The two sides will visit eachother’s vessels, while the Singaporean crewmembers will hold sports exchangewith their counterparts in Naval Zone 4 and visit beauty spots in Khanh Hoa.

The visit takes place withdefence cooperation between Vietnam and Singapore growing. It is part ofactivities of the agreement between the two Defence Ministries, which isexpected to foster cooperation between the two sides.-VNA
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