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Vietnam beefs up defence ties with RoK, India

Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, received Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam Park Noh-wan and Indian Ambassador Pranay Verma in Hanoi on July 16.
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Vietnam beefs up defence ties with RoK, India ảnh 1Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence receives Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam Park Noh-wan (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the GeneralStaff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence,received Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam Park Noh-wan andIndian Ambassador Pranay Verma in Hanoi on July 16.

Welcoming the Korean diplomat, Cuong thanked him forcontributing to promoting Vietnam-RoK defence ties.

The two sides appreciated the recent new, practical developments of the bilateraldefence cooperation within the framework of the two defence ministries’ JointVision Statement on Defence Cooperation until 2030, particularly innon-traditional security collaboration, settlement of post-war bomb and mineconsequences, UN peacekeeping, and defence industry.

They agreed to continue deepening collaboration in defenceindustry and technology transfer, and discuss to soon establish a defencediplomatic dialogue mechanism in the coming time.
Vietnam beefs up defence ties with RoK, India ảnh 2Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence hosts a reception for Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Pranay Verma (Photo: VNA)
During his reception for the Indian Ambassador, the Chief ofthe General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army thanked the Indian DefenceMinistry for helping the Vietnamese ministry in human resources training aswell as providing non-refundable aid and preferential credit packages toimprove the Vietnamese army’s capacity.

Sharing the losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic tothe Indian people, Cuong said that the Vietnamese Government and agencies,including the army, are also mobilising all resources to combat the pandemic.

Both host and guest spoke highly of the outcomes of defencecooperation over the past time, reflected through regular phone talks andwebinars amidst the pandemic.

They agreed to continue fostering defence cooperation on thebasis of implementing signed agreements, with the focus on speeding up theimplementation of the Indian Government’s non-refundable aid and preferentialcredit packages./.
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