The trip, made at the invitation of Malaysian andIndonesian navies, aims to consolidate and strengthen the good friendship andcooperation between the Vietnam People’s Army in general and the VPN in particular and those of other ASEAN countries as well as outside the region, the People’sArmy Newspaper reported.
It was also intended to materialise directives ofthe Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence oninternational integration and defence diplomacy, and improving troops’ abilityto work together in response to common maritime security challenges.
During their 5,000-mile journey, theofficers and soldiers will organise training in order to raise their combatreadiness, and conduct patrols to grasp the situation at sea.
They are scheduled to participate in activitieswithin the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) inMalaysia, including a naval vessel display, a fleet review and exercises atsea.
In Indonesia, the Vietnamese delegation will partakein the fourth Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo (MNEK-4), aninternational fleet review, and the International Maritime Security Conference.
They will also take part in various cultural andsport exchanges in those two countries./.