Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Sen. Lieut. Gen Phan Van Giang has committed support for the Vietnam People’s Navy and the Royal Cambodian Navy to enhance their ties.
The High Command of Region 5 of the Vietnam People’s Navy and naval bases of the Royal Cambodian Navy held their 24th meeting on joint patrol work in Phu Quoc island district, the southern province of Kien Giang, on December 4.
The Royal Cambodian Army on October 25 announced that the US Navy’s Millinoked Underway warship will visit the Riem military port in Sihanoukville city, Preah Sihanouk province.
Naval Region 5 under the Vietnamese People’s Navy and the Royal Cambodian Navy have successfully conducted their 44th joint patrol, according to Quan Doi Nhan Dan (People’s Army) newspaper.
Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to boost ties between the two countries’ navy forces, including continuing joint sea patrol in order to maintain peace and stability.
The USS Vandegrift destroyer and two diving and salvage ships of the US
docked in Cambodia 's Sihanoukville Port on October 22 for the
third CARAT joint exercise.
Vietnam and Cambodia ’s naval forces will cooperate closely in all
fields of mutual concern to promote the friendly and cooperative
relations between the two countries’ peoples.
Around 600 US navy sailors from the United States Marine Corp (USMC)
are joining hundreds of Royal Cambodian navy sailors for six-day
maneuver for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2010 to
the offshore of Preah Sihanouk, Cambodia.