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Vietnam, Cambodia foster defence cooperation

Vietnam, Cambodia foster defence cooperation ​

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien received newly-appointed Cambodian Military Attaché in Vietnam Maj. Gen. Leang Sovannara in Hanoi on March 27.
Vietnam, Cambodia foster defence cooperation ​ ảnh 1Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien (R) and newly-appointed Cambodian Military Attaché in Vietnam Maj. Gen. Leang Sovannara in Hanoi on March 27. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Minister ofNational Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien received newly-appointed Cambodian Military Attaché in Vietnam Maj. Gen. Leang Sovannara in Hanoi on March 27.

Chien expressed his delight at the results of bilateral defencecooperation over the past time, particularly in delegation exchanges,human resources training, border management and protection, and seeking and repatriationof remains of Vietnamese volunteers and experts who sacrificed in Cambodiaduring the war.

He spoke highly ofthe collaboration among the Ministries of National Defence of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos in successfully organising the first border defence friendship exchange programme in January 2023.

Chien expected that LeangSovannara will closely coordinate with relevant units of the Vietnamese Ministry of NationalDefence to continue effectively implementing cooperation contentsbetween the two sides, especially on the exchange of delegations, training of humanresources, and overcoming mine consequences after the war, participation in UNpeacekeeping operations, and support each other at multilateral forums.

He also expressed his belief that Leang Sovannara will promote achievedresults of his predecessor and make new contributions to further develop defence cooperation between the two nations.

For his part, Leang Sovannara expressedhis pleasure at the good results of Vietnam-Cambodia relations in general andbilateral defence cooperation in particular. He also affirmed that in his tenure, he will make efforts to contribute tothe effective implementation of Vietnam-Cambodia defence cooperationcontents./.

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