Hanoi (VNA) – Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich met Commander ofUnited States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Admiral Philip Davidson inHanoi on April 16.
Admiral Philip Davidson is on a working visit to Vietnam.
The US commander congratulated Vietnam on its successful organization of thesecond Summit between the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic ofKorea in late February, 2019.
He informed host of the outcomes of his talks with Chief of the General Staffof the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Defence Minister Senior LieutenantGeneral Phan Van Giang.
General Lich hailed the outcomes of the talks and said together with their comprehensivepartnership, the two countries’ defence cooperation has been growing soundly,as evidenced by the exchange of visits, training, the sharing of experience inUN peacekeeping activities, and the addressing of war consequences.
He suggested the armies of Vietnam and the US continue stepping up theircooperation on the basis of equality and mutual respect for each country’sbenefit and peace and stability in the region and the globe.-VNA