In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the threshold of the Lunar New Year, General Lich, who is also Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission, said that from 2018, the Defence Ministry will adjust the organisation of some agencies and units, while seeking measures to tackle redundancy and ensure no rise in the number of personnel in the army.He said that the ministry will forge stronger bilateral defence collaboration with foreign countries in a practical and stable manner with balanced relations with world powers, while actively engaging in multilateral defence cooperation mechanisms.At the same time, it will focus on building and completing a master plan on defence diplomacy by 2020 when Vietnam takes the charge of ASEAN Chair, he said.The ministry will pay more attention to strengthening cooperation in politics, defence, technology, military equipment and military trade, and foster mutual trust, understanding and experience sharing with the armies of other countries. The minister said Vietnam will also organise joint border patrols and defence friendship exchanges with neighboring countries, while getting ready to deploy the field hospital level 2 to the peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, thus making active contributions to the United Nations’ peacekeeping operations.Regarding achievements of the ministry in 2017, General Lich said that the ministry coordinated closely with other ministries, sectors and agencies in reinforcing the all-people defence, as well as building strong defence zones with priority on major localities, islands and border areas. Meanwhile, the ministry also effectively implemented the arrangement of forces… [Read full story]
PANO – Member of the Politburo, Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Defence Minister, General Phung Quang Thanh led a high-ranking military delegation to pay a working visit on the morning of October 22nd to Nguyen Hue University. After examining the situation of agencies and units of the university, the Defence Minister had a working session with the university’s leaders. Leaders of the university briefed the Defence Ministers and members of the delegation on the results of implementing the university’s 2011-2012 academic year tasks, and directions for the 2012-2013 academic year and the following years. According to the reports,…... [read more]
PANO - Vietnam and Russia will boost defence cooperation in numerous areas, especially Navy and Air Defence and Air Force, affirmed Vietnamese Defence Minister, General Phung Quang Thanh and Russian Defence Minister, General Sergei Shoigu Kuzugetovich, at a press briefing on the morning of March 5th at the Vietnamese Defence Headquarters in Hanoi. A high-ranking Russian military delegation led by Russian Defence Minister, General Sergei Shoigu Kuzugetovich, paid an official visit to Vietnam on March 4th and 5th, at the invitation of Vietnamese Defence Minister, General Phung Quang Thanh. The ceremony was chaired by Vietnamese Defence Minister, General Phung Quang…... [read more]
PANO – General Phung Quang Thanh, Minister of National Defence, paid a working visit to the Air Defece-Air Force Service on February 12th. At the working session, Lieutenant General Phuong Minh Hoa, the Service’s Commander, briefed the minister on its task performance last year, missions for this year and preparations for the 2015 Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. Last year, the Air Defece-Air Force Service continued providing good advice and recommendations to the Central Military Commission and Ministry of National Defence in strengthening air defence-air force units as well as ground force’s air defence and people’s air defence forces, maintaining…... [read more]
(VOV) - The visit to Vietnam by Slovakia Defence Minister Martin Glavac will help consolidate and elevate the traditional friendship ties between the two armies and two countries. Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh made the statement at a welcome ceremony to the Slovakia high-ranking defence delegation led by its minister Martin Glavac in Hanoi on June 9. Talks were held after the welcome ceremony when the two ministers discussed regional and world issues of mutual concerns and devised measures to boost bilateral defence cooperation in the future, including exchanging visits, training officers and sharing experience in joining UN peace-keeping forces.…... [read more]
BEIJING, Oct 16 - China's defense minister struck a conciliatory tone with Southeast Asia defense chiefs on Friday, saying that all needed to work hard to maintain peace and stability against threats, including instigation by foreign forces using social media. China's relations with several Southeast Asian countries, especially the Philippines and Vietnam, have been strained over Beijing's increasingly assertive tone in pushing territorial claims in the disputed East Vietnam Sea. China has overlapping claims with Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei in the East Vietnam Sea, through which $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. Chinese Defence Minister…... [read more]
