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Vietnam, Laos step up defence cooperation

Leaders of the Vietnamese Ministry of Defence always create favourable conditions for cooperation between the general technical departments of Vietnamese and Lao people’s armies, a senior officer has said.
Vietnam, Laos step up defence cooperation ảnh 1Deputy Minister of Defence Senior Lieutenant General Be Xuan Truong (R) and his Lao guest. (Photo: qdnd.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – Leaders of the Vietnamese Ministry of Defence alwayscreate favourable conditions for cooperation between the general technicaldepartments of Vietnamese and Lao people’s armies, a senior officer has said.

Deputy Minister of Defence Senior Lieutenant General Be Xuan Truong made the statementon July 25 while receiving Lao Deputy Minister of Defence Lieutenant GeneralEisamay Luongvansay, also head of the general technical department of the LaoPeople’s Army.

At the meeting, they lauded sound collaboration between the two ministries inthe past.

The Lao Defence Deputy Minister informed Sen.Lieut.Gen Truong about hisprevious talks with the General Technical Department of Vietnamese DefenceMinistry.

The two sides agreed to further coordination in building and implementingcooperation plans with a focus on long-term training for Laos’ strategictechnical defence units.-VNA
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