Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich (R) and Honorary Chairman of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation Yohei Sasakawa (Source: VNA)At a reception for visiting Honorary Chairman of the Sasakawa Peace FoundationYohei Sasakawa on July 10, the minister said defence links between the twocountries have been fostered through regular meetings of the two armies’ seniorleaders.
Exchange activities and experience sharing among naval, coast guard, and airforces of the two sides have been expanded, contributing to enhancing mutual understandingand trust between the two armies, Lich said.
He thanked Yohei Sasakawa in particular, and the foundation for funding an exchangeprogramme among Vietnamese and Japanese senior officers over the last threeyears and in the coming time.
According to the minister, the programme helps Japanese officers get insightsinto the Vietnamese army and the country’s people and culture, thus tightening friendshipbetween the two armies and peoples, actively contributing to peace, stabilityin each nation and the region
For his part, Yohei Sasakawa affirmed he will continue making active contributionsto cooperation between the two nations, especially in defence.-VNA
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