On September 20, Chief of the General Staff and Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong chaired a solemn reception for General Chalermphon Srisawasdi at the Headquarters of the Ministry of National Defense. After the reception, the two sides held talks. During the talks, General Cuong affirmed the significance of the visit which takes place in the context that the two countries are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the establishment of their strategic partnership, contributing to creating new momentum for Vietnam - Thailand defense relations. On the basis of the bilateral friendship and fruitful cooperative relations, the cooperation between the two militaries has continuously developed with many practical and effective activities. Such cooperation mechanisms as defense policy dialogue; coast guard exchange; collaboration between arms and services; young officers’ exchange; information sharing; consultation; support to each other at ASEAN-led … [Read more...] about Thai Chief of Defense Forces visits Vietnam
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PM receives U.S. National Security Advisor in New York
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has proposed relevant agencies of Vietnam and the U.S. work together to complete new cooperation frameworks to lay a foundation for the two sides to further promote and deepen bilateral cooperative relations, especially in the strategic fields of science-technology; innovation, green growth; sustainable and green energy transition; response to climate change; and cyber security. PM Pham Minh Chinh, who has been in New York to attend the high-level week of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, made the suggestion while hosting a reception for U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on September 20. The move aims to realize the outcomes of the recent state visit to Vietnam by U.S. President Joe Biden, he said, hailing the U.S. National Security Council’s support to bolster the Vietnam - U.S. relations over the past years. The PM took this occasion to thank Sullivan for successfully arranging the U.S. President’s visit to … [Read more...] about PM receives U.S. National Security Advisor in New York
Second Vietnam – Canada Defense Policy Dialogue held
The dialogue was held in the context that the two countries are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations (1973 - 2023). It was an important foundation to carry out the bilateral defense cooperation in a practical and effective manner, thus deepening the Vietnam - Canada comprehensive partnership. At the event, the two head delegates highly appreciated the outcomes of the bilateral defense ties in different areas such as high-level contacts and delegation exchanges, dialogue-consultation, training, U.N. peacekeeping, maritime security, defense industry, management over border and immigration, cooperation at regional and global multilateral forums. The two sides agreed to strengthen the defense cooperation relations according to the signed documents and agreements with a focus on exchange of delegations; upholding efficiency of the dialogue-consultation mechanisms; promoting the effectiveness and quality of personnel training cooperation, particularly for law … [Read more...] about Second Vietnam – Canada Defense Policy Dialogue held