Vietnamese navy ship arrives at Lumut port, beginning Malaysian visit
Hanoi (VNA) – Sailing Ship 286-Le Quy Don of the Vietnam Naval Academy and
a delegation of the Vietnam People’s Navy arrived at Lumut port in the Malaysian
state of Perak on October 4, beginning a visit to Malaysia.
At
a reception for the Vietnamese delegation, Rear Admiral Farizal Myeor, Deputy Commander of the
Western Fleet of the Malaysian Navy, said the Malaysian Navy wishes to enhance cooperation and mutual
understanding between the two navies through the visit.
He also said that
Malaysia is promoting cooperation with countries in the region and the world,
including Vietnam.
For his part, Colonel
Huynh Vinh Tuyen, deputy director of the Vietnam Naval Academy, emphasised that collaboration between the two navies is
considered a bright spot in the Vietnam-Malaysia defence cooperation. Since 2010, the two countries have established a bilateral naval
consultation mechanism to periodically determine specific contents of
cooperation in the future, he said, adding that the two navies have so far
conducted three consultations.
The two navies
regularly send delegations and ships to visit and support each other in
organising international events, Tuyen noted.
The Vietnamese officer stated that through the visit he
wants to convey a message of friendship, desire for cooperation, trust and
mutual understanding between the two navies and armies. /.