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Vietnam, Turkey sign defence cooperation agreement

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien has affirmed Vietnam's readiness to facilitate the early establishment of Turkey’s defence attaché office in Vietnam, during his meeting with Turkish Minister of National Defence Yasar Guler.

Visiting Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien (L) and Turkish Minister of National Defence Yasar Guler during their meeting on July 22.
Visiting Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien (L) and Turkish Minister of National Defence Yasar Guler during their meeting on July 22.

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is ready to facilitate the early establishment of Turkey’s defence attaché office in Vietnam, said Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien during a meeting with Turkish Minister of National Defence Yasar Guler on July 22, as part of his working visit to the country.

At the meeting, Chien welcomed Turkish defence enterprises and industry units to showcase their products at the Vietnam International Defence Expo, scheduled for late 2026.

On this occasion, he handed over a letter from Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang inviting Minister Guler to pay an official visit to Vietnam in the near future.

The deputy minister noted that the two countries’ decisions to appoint resident defence attachés would deepen and substantiate their bilateral defence ties.

He affirmed that the Vietnamese Government and Ministry of National Defence always support international defence industry cooperation based on equality, mutual benefit, respect for Vietnamese law, and international commitments.

He proposed that both sides enhance cooperation in delegation exchanges, personnel training, post-war bomb and mine clearance, defence industry, UN peacekeeping operations, cyber security, and addressing non-traditional security challenges.

For his part, Minister Guler expressed Turkey’s desire to advance bilateral defence cooperation and its readiness to promote exchanges at all levels, human resources training, and collaboration in defence industry, naval, and ground forces.

Regarding the defence industry, he stressed Turkey’s willingness to work with Vietnam in areas aligned with both sides’ needs and capacities.

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The signing ceremony of a Vietnam-Turkey memorandum of understanding on defence cooperation (Photo: VNA)

On the same day, Deputy Minister Chien and his Turkish counterpart Musa Heybet signed a memorandum of understanding on defence cooperation between the two ministries.

The agreement establishes a framework for enhanced bilateral defence collaboration, including delegation exchanges, strategic dialogue, training, defence industry development, UN peacekeeping, and other areas as mutually agreed./.

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