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Deputy Defence Minister receives UK defence attachés

Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 14 for outgoing UK defence attaché Col. David Houghton and his successor Col. Beatrix V.H. Walcot.
Deputy Defence Minister receives UK defence attachés ảnh 1Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh (R) and UK defence attaché Col. David Houghton (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Defence Minister Sen.Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 14 for outgoingUK defence attaché Col. David Houghton and his successor Col. Beatrix V.H.Walcot.

Vinh said Vietnam and the UK have fostered long-standingfriendship and all-around cooperation, including in defence, especially sincethe signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral defence cooperationin November 2011.

He thanked the UK Defence Ministry for assisting Vietnam inlaunching a Level-2 field hospital in South Sudan and training, especiallyEnglish language, for officers to the United Nations peacekeeping mission.

In order to develop bilateral defence ties into a pillar inVietnam – UK strategic partnership, Vinh suggested facilitating all-levelvisits, particularly high-level ones, to raise mutual understanding andcollaboration./.
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