An upcoming visit to the central city of Da Nang by three US naval shipsis an annual periodical exchange between the Vietnamese and US navalforces, affirmed Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga.
Ngamade the statement while answering reporters’ question on the US navalships’ upcoming visit at a regular press conference in Hanoi on July 7.
Shesaid that three US naval ships, namely USS Preble, USS Chung Hoon andUSNS Safeguard, will visit the Tien Sa port in Da Nang city from July15-21.
“This is an annual periodical exchange that waspreviously agreed by the two sides to strengthen the relations betweenthe two countries’ naval forces, implement humanitarian activities aswell as exchange experience in naval operations and in search and rescuework,” she affirmed.
The spokeswoman also stressed that this is not a naval manoeuvers as reported by some newspapers recently.
Duringtheir stay in Da Nang, the US guests will pay courtesy visits to theleaders of the local authorities and the Zone 3 Naval High Command aswell as join humanitarian medical check-up and treatment activities./.
Ngamade the statement while answering reporters’ question on the US navalships’ upcoming visit at a regular press conference in Hanoi on July 7.
Shesaid that three US naval ships, namely USS Preble, USS Chung Hoon andUSNS Safeguard, will visit the Tien Sa port in Da Nang city from July15-21.
“This is an annual periodical exchange that waspreviously agreed by the two sides to strengthen the relations betweenthe two countries’ naval forces, implement humanitarian activities aswell as exchange experience in naval operations and in search and rescuework,” she affirmed.
The spokeswoman also stressed that this is not a naval manoeuvers as reported by some newspapers recently.
Duringtheir stay in Da Nang, the US guests will pay courtesy visits to theleaders of the local authorities and the Zone 3 Naval High Command aswell as join humanitarian medical check-up and treatment activities./.
