This was agreed by the Chief of the General Staff of the VietnamPeople’s Army, Lieut. Gen. Do Ba Ty and the Chief of Singapore’s DefenceForce, Lieut. Gen. Neo Kian Hong, during their talks in Hanoi on April18.
The two armies will also further their cooperation inEnglish language training, information technology, electronics,telecommunications, and army medicines along with enhancing coordinationat multilateral forums and exchanges of visits.
These activities aim to strengthen solidarity and mutual understandingbetween the two peoples and armed forces, for the sake of peace andfriendly cooperation in the Southeast Asian region and the world, thesenior officers said.
The same day, the Singaporeanofficer paid courtesy visits to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung andDefence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh./.