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Vietnam, Cambodia agree to boost defence cooperation

Vietnam’s Defence Academy and the Cambodian Royal Academy of Military should further bolster their training cooperation and experience exchange, so as to improve the quality of officers, a senior officer has said.
Vietnam’s Defence Academy and the Cambodian Royal Academy of Militaryshould further bolster their training cooperation and experienceexchange, so as to improve the quality of officers, a senior officerhas said.

Vice Admiral Pham Ngoc Minh, Deputy Chief of theGeneral Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, made the suggestion duringhis reception for the visiting Director of the Cambodian Royal Academyof Military, General Ung Sean, in Hanoi on October 16.

Host and guest reviewed the Vietnam-Cambodia relations in many fields, especially in defence-security, in recent times.-VNA
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