Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang (centre) in a meeting with the India's Western Naval Command(Photo: qdnd.vn)
New Delhi (VNA) – Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang, Chief of theGeneral Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister ofNational Defence, on November 27 had a meeting with Chief of Staff of India’s WesternNaval Command Vice Admiral R.B.Pandit as part of his official visit to India.
Speaking highly of the cooperation results between the Vietnam People’s Navyand the Western Naval Command in the past time, Giang hoped that thecooperative ties will be further enhanced in the time ahead.
R.B.Pandit, for his part, affirmed the navy forces ofboth sides have enjoyed fruitful cooperation in the past time, with a multitudeof friendship visits and exchanges of navy ships.
He added that the Western Naval Command will step up comprehensive cooperationwith the Vietnamese navy force in the fields of delegation exchange, trainingand information sharing.
Earlier, Giang visited the Indian Army’sOfficers Training Academy (OTA) in Gaya city, during which he expressed hishope that the OTA will bolster cooperation and enhance experience sharing withthe Vietnamese army officer colleges.
OTA Commandant Lieut. Gen S.Srivastava said that Giang’s visit manifestedleaders of the Vietnamese Ministry of Defence’s interest in the OTA andVietnamese military trainees who are pursuing study at the school.
On the occasion, Giang visited Vietnamese students at the OTA, several trainingfacilities of the school, as well as Talwar-class frigate and aircraft carrierrepair workshop of the Western Naval Command./.
VNA
