During the reception, Vinh stressed that the defence cooperation between Vietnam and the US has witnessed positive developments in various fields like exchange of delegations at all levels, war consequence settlement, training cooperation and sharing of experience in UN peacekeeping.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh (R) and Assistant Secretary of Defence for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs in the US Government Randall Schriver.

As one of the typical examples for the flourishing defence cooperation, the two sides have kicked off a project on dioxin contamination remediation at Bien Hoa airport in the southern province of Dong Nai after the success of a similar project at Da Nang airport in the central region, he said.

The two sides also signed an agreement to implement the US-funded project to support people with disabilities in seven Vietnamese localities which were severely affected by Agent Orange/dioxin, he added.

For his part, Schriver conveyed US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper’s wish to visit Vietnam as soon as possible.

Through the visit, the two countries will offer many specific cooperation activities and programmes to deepen bilateral defence cooperation in a practical and effective manner, in accordance with the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership, he said.

Vietnam, France look towards stronger defence partnership

The first Vietnam-France defence cooperation and strategy dialogue has wrapped up successfully, contributing to the development of mutual understanding and creating a foundation for stronger defence ties.

Vietnam, Germany seek to expand defence ties

Deputy Defence Minister, Sen. Lt. General Nguyen Chi Vinh, who led a Vietnamese high-ranking military delegation to pay a working visit to Germany from June 10-15, has held talks with Germany’s Defense State Secretary Peter Tauber.

Vietnam, Czech Republic to facilitate partnership in defence industry

Vietnam and the Czech Republic should help their defence businesses to seek cooperation opportunities in military trade and defence industry, Deputy Defence Minister Phan Van Giang has said.

Defence Minister active in Shangri-La Dialogue

Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich attended a meeting between the US Secretary of Defence and ASEAN defence ministers on the sidelines of Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on May 31. 

Prime Minister welcomes Japanese Defence Minister

Japan considers Vietnam one of its most important partners in cooperation, raising defence capacity, a Japanese official said on May 4.

Source: VNA