Sen. Lieut. Gen Pham Hong Huong (R) and his Indian guest at the reception (Photo: qdnd.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam always attaches importance to the defence ties withIndia, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Sen. Lieut.Gen Pham Hong Huong has affirmed.
During a reception for Major General G. Jaishankar, an officer from the Indianarmy, in Hanoi on October 3, Huong highlighted the relationship’s developmentin all aspects, especially in training, the UN’s peace keeping activities, and defenceindustry.
Lauding support from the Indian army in the past time, Huong suggested bothsides deepen the bilateral collaboration, with focus on training, militarymedicine, engineering, and experience sharing in the UN’s peace keeping operations.
The Indian guest, for his part, expressed his delight over the robustdevelopment in the India-Vietnam defence relations.
He congratulated Vietnam on sending the first second-level field hospital toSouth Sudan. He said that the Indian army has considerable experience in the peacekeeping mission, and stands ready to share experience and help Vietnam in thefield.-VNA
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