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The activity was part of the delegation’s visit to Myanmar. After being briefed on the Myanmar Defense Services Academy’s construction, development, lecturing and researching work, General Giang highly valued the academy’s rich and effective curricula and emphasized that the academy has been playing an important role in training high-ranking cadres for the military and other agencies under Myanmar’s political system for the cause of Fatherland construction and protection. Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang talks with cadets at the Myanmar Defense Services Academy The Vietnamese Chief of the General Staff hoped that the academy would expand its cooperation with the National Defense Academy of Vietnam, especially in doing research and sharing experiences in personnel training and finding the best training methods to meet the political missions of each country. On behalf of the Vietnamese military delegation, General Giang wished the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese military delegation visits Myanmar Defense Services Academy and Museum

The People’s Army Newspaper would like to present some images of the Vietnamese military delegation during the visit. Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang (first, left) pays a courtesy call to Myanmar Vice President Myint Swe. Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang (left), Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Defense Minister, and Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces General Giang (center) talks with cadets at the Myanmar Defense Services Academy. General Giang and the high-ranking Vietnamese military delegation visit the Myanmar Defense Services Museum. Reported by Xuan Dung from Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar Translated by Trung Thanh … [Read more...] about Chief of General Staff active in Myanmar

Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang is leading the delegation to visit Myanmar. (Photo: VNA) Over the past time, the bilateral defense relations between Vietnam and Myanmar have been promoted in many fields, especially after Senior General Min Aung Hlaing‘s official visit to Vietnam in March 2017 and seven months later the official visit to Myanmar by General Ngo Xuan Lich, the Vietnamese Defense Minister. The two sides’ agencies have actively brought into full play the outcomes of these official visits in promoting delegation exchanges, young officers’ exchanges, personnel training, defense industry, and military medicine. This time, the official visit by the Vietnamese delegation aims to continue fostering the bilateral defense ties, contributing to enhancing the relations between the two countries. The two sides are also expected to work out major measures and orientations for their cooperation mechanisms and cooperation spheres, so as to consolidate and … [Read more...] about Vietnam and Myanmar to develop a bilateral comprehensive partnership

 Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang visiting the exhibition Addressing the opening ceremony, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak revealed that the exhibition this year is joined by 520 companies from 35 countries, accounting for more than 55% of the leading maritime and aerospace companies in the world. LIMA ’17 is attended by more than 300 defense and security missions with nearly 60 warships, more than 100 aircraft and more than 40,000 entrepreneurs. At the exhibition Naval ship 011 - Dinh Tien Hoang of Vietnam left Cam Ranh military port for the event on March 15 and arrived in Langkawi on March 19 to join activities of naval ships from other countries. As scheduled, the Vietnam’s mission will join the LIMA ’17 fleet review and a maritime exercise, including such contents as simulation drills, formation photo capturing, distressed-people rescue in motion, logistics supply at sea, and a number of other activities within the framework of LIMA … [Read more...] about Chief of General Staff attends LIMA ‘17

The Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam has dispatched a high-ranking military delegation and a naval ship to this event.  55 warships of different countries in a formation offshore Langkawi get involved in a number of activities as a search and rescue exercise and a fleet review. Frigate 011-Dinh Tien Hoang of Vietnam, captained by Senior Colonel Nguyen Dinh Hung, Deputy Commander of Naval Region 4, with 140 officers and sailors on board, joins the event.  On board over 100 participating modern aircraft, pilots show off their professionalism. Vietnam joins the Air Chiefs conference, part of LIMA 2017, and has no fighter in the event. Different groups of fighters fly at high speed in different formations with some fighters diving near the runway where Malaysian Prime Minister and international delegates are observing the show during the opening ceremony of LIMA 2017.  The Vietnamese delegation is led by Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang, member of the … [Read more...] about Vietnam mission’s activities in LIMA 2017