Vietnam beefs up defence ties with RoK, India

Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, received Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam Park Noh-wan and Indian Ambassador Pranay Verma in Hanoi on July 16.

Welcoming the Korean diplomat, Cuong thanked him for contributing to promoting Vietnam-RoK defence ties.

The two sides appreciated the recent new, practical developments of the bilateral defence cooperation within the framework of the two defence ministries’ Joint Vision Statement on Defence Cooperation until 2030, particularly in non-traditional security collaboration, settlement of post-war bomb and mine consequences, UN peacekeeping, and defence industry.

They agreed to continue deepening collaboration in defence industry and technology transfer, and discuss to soon establish a defence diplomatic dialogue mechanism in the coming time. Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence hosts a reception for Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Pranay Verma (Photo: VNA)
During his reception for the Indian Ambassador, the Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army thanked the Indian Defence Ministry for helping the Vietnamese ministry in human resources training as well as providing non-refundable aid and preferential credit packages to improve the Vietnamese army’s capacity.

Sharing the losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to the Indian people, Cuong said that the Vietnamese Government and agencies, including the army, are also mobilising all resources to combat the pandemic.

Both host and guest spoke highly of the outcomes of defence cooperation over the past time, reflected through regular phone talks and webinars amidst the pandemic.

They agreed to continue fostering defence cooperation on the basis of implementing signed agreements, with the focus on speeding up the implementation of the Indian Government’s non-refundable aid and preferential credit packages.

Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence hosts a reception for Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Pranay Verma (Photo: VNA)