Vietnam and Singapore agreed on orientations for their future defencecooperation during an official friendship visit by Chief of GeneralStaff of the Vietnam People’s Army, Senior Lieutenant General Do Ba Ty.
Ty, who is also Vice Minister of National Defence,was officially welcomed at a ceremony held at the headquarters of theMinistry of Defence of Singapore on November 13 during the November12-15 visit made at the invitation of the Chief of Defence Force,Lieutenant General Ng Chee Meng.
During his meetingwith Lieutenant General Ng Chee Meng, general Ty said the friendship andcooperation between the two armies were growing, built on an agreementon bilateral defence cooperation signed in September 2009.
The cooperation saw fresh changes and practical outcomes since the twocountries’ relations were elevated to strategic partnership inSeptember 2013, the Vietnamese officer noted.
Heelaborated that dialogues and the exchange of visits that were wellmaintained at all levels have contributed to promoting mutualunderstanding and creating opportunities for result-orientatedwide-ranging cooperation and coordination between forces.
For future affiliation, the two sides agreed to increase visitexchanges among young officers, reinforce training cooperation andexperience sharing, and boost consultancy and collaboration whenattending multilateral, regional and international forums, among others.
The same day, Ty and his entourage were received byChan Chun Sing, Second Minister for Defence, who stated to continuesupporting the broad deployment of measures to intensify the twocountries’ defence ties for each country’s benefits and for peace,stability and development in the region and the world at large.
The Vietnamese delegation visited the Medical Corps, the InformationFusion Centre, the Changi Command and Control Centre and the RegionalHADR Coordinating Centre.-VNA
Ty, who is also Vice Minister of National Defence,was officially welcomed at a ceremony held at the headquarters of theMinistry of Defence of Singapore on November 13 during the November12-15 visit made at the invitation of the Chief of Defence Force,Lieutenant General Ng Chee Meng.
During his meetingwith Lieutenant General Ng Chee Meng, general Ty said the friendship andcooperation between the two armies were growing, built on an agreementon bilateral defence cooperation signed in September 2009.
The cooperation saw fresh changes and practical outcomes since the twocountries’ relations were elevated to strategic partnership inSeptember 2013, the Vietnamese officer noted.
Heelaborated that dialogues and the exchange of visits that were wellmaintained at all levels have contributed to promoting mutualunderstanding and creating opportunities for result-orientatedwide-ranging cooperation and coordination between forces.
For future affiliation, the two sides agreed to increase visitexchanges among young officers, reinforce training cooperation andexperience sharing, and boost consultancy and collaboration whenattending multilateral, regional and international forums, among others.
The same day, Ty and his entourage were received byChan Chun Sing, Second Minister for Defence, who stated to continuesupporting the broad deployment of measures to intensify the twocountries’ defence ties for each country’s benefits and for peace,stability and development in the region and the world at large.
The Vietnamese delegation visited the Medical Corps, the InformationFusion Centre, the Changi Command and Control Centre and the RegionalHADR Coordinating Centre.-VNA
