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Vietnam, Australia step up defence cooperation

Vietnam expects further support from Australia in the search for Vietnamese soldiers who died or went missing during the war, Deputy Minister of Defence, Senior Lieutenant General Le Chiem said on September 11.
Vietnam, Australia step up defence cooperation ảnh 1Senior Lieutenant General Le Chiem (fifth from right) meets with General Angus Campbell (fourth from left)(Photo: qdnd.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam expects further support from Australia in thesearch for Vietnamese soldiers who died or went missing during the war, DeputyMinister of Defence, Senior Lieutenant General Le Chiem said on September 11.

In a meeting with GeneralAngus Campbell in Canberra, Chief of the Australian Defence Force, Chiem, whois deputy head of the National Steering Board for the Search, Repartriation andIdentification of War Martyrs’ Remains, thanked the Australian Department ofDefence for providing Vietnam with a digital database of Missing in Actiondata. He also described this is as a vivid illustration for the AustralianGovernment’s goodwill.

The Vietnamese Government is working out a wide range of measuresto accelerate the search and repatriation of Vietnamese soldiers’ remains, hesaid, asking the Australian side to direct competent agencies to checkdocuments and objects relating to the fallen soldiers.

The national steering board will be responsible for receiving information anddocuments from Australia, the official added.

Campbell, for his part, welcomedrecommendations from Chiem, and expected to further cooperation with Vietnam torecover post-war consequences in the nation.

Earlier, Chiem and a working delegation from the national steering board paid acourtesy visit to the Australian Minister for Veterans./.
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