Vessels of Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force visit Da Nang

Two training vessels of the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force arrived at Tien Sa port on March 6, beginning a visit to the central city of Da Nang.

JS Setoyuki and JS Shimayuki ships, carrying 390 officers and sailors, dock at Tien Sa port in Da Nang city(Photo: VNA)

Japanese training vessel JS Setoyuki docks at Tien Sa port (Photo: VNA)

Japanese training vessel JS Shimayuki docks at Tien Sa port (Photo: VNA)

Japanese crew members are welcomed at Tien Sa port (Photo: VNA)

During their stay in Da Nang, they are set to pay courtesy calls to the city’s leaders and the Military Region 5 High Command (Photo: VNA)

They will also take part in a volleyball exchange with officers and soldiers of the Naval Region 3 High Command, and join Vietnamese naval soldiers in military music performances at the Trung Vuong Theatre (Photo: VNA)

The JMSDF vessels pay the visit amid the increasing enhancement of Vietnam-Japan relations, including defence ties (Photo: VNA)

The visit is one of the activities realising the recent agreements between the two countries’ leaders so as to develop bilateral defence cooperation in a result-oriented manner (Photo: VNA)

The trip is scheduled to last until March 9 (Photo: VNA)

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