
Hanoi (VNA) – Naval ship HQ 012-Ly Thai To of Brigade 162 of the NavalRegion 4 on March 20 left for Malaysia to attend the 2019 Langkawi InternationalMaritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA 2019), which will take place on March26-30.
TheVietnamese delegation, led by Colonel Nguyen Cong Son, Deputy Political Commissarof the Naval Region 4, will visit Myanmar after the event.
InMalaysia, the HQ 012-Ly Thai To will participate in activities of the LIMA2019, including a ship display and maritime demonstration in Langkawi and amanoeuvre on the Straits of Malacca.
TheVietnamese delegation will also attend a cuisine and cultural festival.
The LIMA is the largest show of its kind withinthe Asia Pacific region. Held biennially since its debut in 1991, LIMAintroduces applications and technologies in military and civil affairs andtrade within the maritime and aerospace industries.
The 14th edition of the event in 2017 attracted555 exhibitors of 36 countries and territories, including Russia, France,Australia, the UK and the US.
InMyanmar, the ship is scheduled to visit to Tanintharyi port in Mergui province.
Thedelegation will meet with the Mergui authorities, the Tanintharyi Region HighCommand and the Myanmar Navy. Theywill join a sport exchange programme with naval soldiers of the TaninyharyiRegion High Command.
Duringthe visits, the HQ 012-Ly Thai To will carry out its duties of long distancesea voyage training, sea patrol and revisions to arms and equipment to improvecommand and combat readiness.-VNA