Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich (R) and US Secretary of Defence James Mattis (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Ministerof National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich held talks with US Secretary ofDefence James Mattis, following an official welcoming ceremony for the latter inHanoi on January 25.The two ministers reviewed theresults of defence cooperation between Vietnam and the US in the recent pastand agreed on measures and orientations to promote cooperative ties in thecoming time, based on a memorandum of understanding on defence cooperationsigned in 2011, a Joint Vision Statement on defence ties signed in 2015, an actionplan for 2018-2020, and agreements reached by their senior leaders.Both held that the bilateraldefence cooperation has been producing practical outcomes in line with theVietnam-US comprehensive partnership, particularly in searching for missing USservicemen, AO/dioxin decontamination, bomb and mine clearance, rescue andhumanitarian aid, and UN peacekeeping operation.The two ministers also discusseda number of regional and international issues of mutual concern.The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence applauded the US’scooperation in a project on dioxin remediation at Bien Hoa Airport as well asits support for Vietnam’s participation in UN peacekeeping operations.The defence ministries of the twonations also asked their senior leaders for permission to allow an US aircraftcarrier to visit the central city of Da Nang in March this year.After the talks, Lich handed overwar keepsakes of US servicemen to Mattis and introduced an exhibition on theoutcomes of bilateral cooperation in addressing post-war consequences andjoining UN peacekeeping operations.Mattis is paying an official visitto Vietnam on January… [Read full story]
Vietnamese Defence Minister, General Phung Quang Thanh held talks with visiting Ukrainian Defence Minister Salamatin Dmitry Albertovich in Hanoi on September 13. State President receives Ukrainian Defense Minister They discussed issues relating to the global, regional and each country's situations, as well as cooperation results between the two ministries and cooperative directions in the future. General Phung Quang Thanh said that Minister Albertovich's visit to Vietnam makes a positive contribution to boosting the two countries' cooperative-friendly relationship, opening up a new development for Vietnam-Ukraine defence ties. Minister Albertovich said the cooperation between Vietnamese and Ukrainian Armies has been developed, but…... [read more]
PANO - Vietnamese Defence Minister, General Phung Quang Thanh met with President of the 7th ASEAN Defence Ministerial Meeting (ADMM-7), Brunei's Minister of Energy Yasmin Haji Umar and the Philippines' Secretary of National Defence Voltare Gazmin, on the afternoon of May 6th in Brunei's capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The meetings took place before the opening ceremony of ADMM-7 on May 7th, hosted by Brunei. During the meeting with General Phung Quang Thanh, Brunei's Minister of Energy informed the guest about preparations for ADMM-7 and thanked Vietnam for its support. The Brunei Minister also highly valued Vietnam's initiative on the establishment…... [read more]
At the event (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s Defence Minister Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich and his Australian counterpartMarise Payne agreed to consider the organisation of the first deputyministerial defence policy dialogue and Australia’s support for Vietnam’sdeployment of UN peace keeping forces during their talks in Hanoi on August 24.Australia’s DefenceMinister Marise Payne is on an official visit to Vietnam on August 24-25. Thisis the fourth official visit to Vietnam by a defence minister of Australiasince the two countries set up defence ties in 1999, which realises bilateralcommitments to intensifying defence cooperation for peace, stability, andwealth of the region.At the talks,…... [read more]
Vietnam and Cuba sought to bring the defence cooperation to the nextlevel of development during talks between their defence ministers inHanoi on December 21. Minister of Defence PhungQuang Thanh and Leopoldo Cintra Frias, who is Minister of CubanRevolutionary Armed Forces, discussed orientations for the cooperationin the coming time as well as issues of concern. General Thanh said Vietnam always bears in mind the valuable, free,and efficient support that Cuba had provided her during the paststruggle for independence as well the current construction and defencecause. Leopoldo Cintra Frias extendedcongratulations on the 70 th founding anniversary of the VietnamPeople’s Army and the…... [read more]
Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of National Defence General Phung Quang Thanh and his Chinese counterpart Sen. Lieut. Gen. Chang Wanquan candidly discussed the sea dispute that has affected relations between Vietnam and China during their talks in Hanoi on March 27. The two ministers stressed that the two sides will continue to handle the issue through peaceful and friendly dialogues and on the basis of regulations and mechanisms defined by international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 UNCLOS). They agreed the two sides will exert all-out efforts to seek fundamental and long-term solutions…... [read more]
