Singapore (VNA) – Minister of Defence, General Ngo Xuan Lich had talks with his Singaporean counterpart Ng Eng Hen, during which he affirmed that promoting friendship and cooperation with ASEAN countries, especially Singapore, is one of the priorities of Vietnam’s external policies.
At the talks, the two ministers agreed that defence cooperation between the two countries have been effective in line with the Agreement of Bilateral Defence Cooperation signed between the two ministries in 2009.
Notably, the two sides have made regular exchanges of delegations, while fostering cooperation between naval and air forces as well as in military medicine and training, which contribute to the strengthening of friendship and mutual understanding between the two countries’ armed forces and peoples.
Minister Ng Eng Hen said that the meeting is significant to speed up the implementation of agreements between the two ministries, while sketching measures to make the deals more effective.
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