Politburo member, Minister of National Defence Ngo Xuan Lich hosted a reception for a Senate delegation from the US led by Vice Chairman of Appropriations Committee Senator Patrick Leahy in Hanoi on April 18.
Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich met Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Admiral Philip Davidson in Hanoi on April 16.
The Central Military Commission (CMC) on March 19 held a teleconference to review 10 years of implementing the 10th-tenure Politburo’s Resolution No. 28/NQ-TW on continue turning centrally-run cities and provinces into firm defence zones in the new period.
Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich chaired a ceremony to welcome Philippine Secretary of National Defence Delfin Lorenzana in Hanoi on March 11.
Deputy Minister of National Defence, Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh made a courtesy call to Chinese Minister of National Defence, Sen. Lt. Gen. Wei Fenghe during his working trip to China from February 19-22.
Minister of National Defence Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich inspected dioxin detoxification work at Bien Hoa airport in the southern province of Dong Nai on February 15.
Vietnam’s consistent policy is to treasure and promote its traditional friendship and all-round cooperation with Thailand, Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong has said.
Thai Minister of Defence Prawit Wongsuwan is currently visiting Vietnam from January 23-24, with the intention of enhancing the traditional friendship and mutual understanding between the two nations’ armies.
A meeting was held at the Kommadam Academy in Vientiane province on January 20 to mark the 70th founding anniversary of the Lao People’s Army.
A ceremony was held in Vientiane on January 19 to start a project on the maintenance and upgrade of the Lao Military History Museum as a gift from the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence to its Lao counterpart.
A high-ranking military delegation of Vietnam led by Minister of National Defence Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich left Hanoi on January 19 for Vientiane to attend a ceremony marking the 70th founding anniversary of the Lao People’s Army (Jan. 20, 1949-2019).
The victory of the southwest border defence war has provided valuable lessons for Vietnam in the cause of national sovereignty protection, Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich has affirmed.
The Cambodian Government held a ceremony to inaugurate the Win-Win Monument in Phnom Penh, on December 29.
Defence cooperation is seen as one of the important pillars in the relationship between Vietnam and Cambodia, said Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen.
Vietnam – Laos defence cooperation is always one of the important pillars in bilateral ties, Vietnamese and Lao defence ministers have affirmed.
Defence Minister Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich is leading a high-ranking military delegation of Vietnam to make an official visit to Cambodia from December 27-29.
Newly-accredited Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo has affirmed that he will spare no effort to boost cooperation between the two countries in numerous fields, including defence.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stated that despite coping with difficulties, the Party and State have always paid heed to building the modern regular army at a working session with the Defence Ministry in Hanoi on November 29.
