Hanoi (VNA) – A delegation from theIndonesian Army Command and General Staff College visited Vietnam’s MilitaryRegion 1 on August 7.
The guests were briefed on the region’s historyand the outcomes of external works of the armed forces in the past years.
The two sides later held talks to exchangeinformation in the fields of mutual concerns such as defence external work, theenlisting, and experience in building local armed forces.
Indonesian officers expressed their belief thatthe visit to Military Region 1 will contribute to promoting exchanges,experience sharing, and defence cooperation between Vietnamese and Indonesianarmies.
Military Region 1 of the Vietnam People’s Armyis headquartered in Thai Nguyen province. It is directly under the Ministry ofDefence, tasked to organise, build, manage and command fights to safeguard sixprovinces in the northeast of Vietnam, namely Lang Son, Cao Bang, Bac Giang,Bac Kan, Bac Ninh and Thai Nguyen.-VNA