The 5th Vietnam-Japan defence policy dialogue takes place in Nha Trang city on August 30 (Photo: VNA)Khanh Hoa (VNA) – The 5th Vietnam-Japandefence policy dialogue took place in the south central province of Khanh Hoa’sNha Trang city on August 30 under the co-chair of Deputy Defence Minister Sen.Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh and his Japanese counterpart Manabe Ro.
At the dialogue, the two sides discussed world andregional issues of mutual concern and reviewed the outcomes of implementing cooperationcontents reached at the previous event in Tokyo in November 2016.
Both sides expressed their pleasure at progress indefence cooperation in the recent time as well as the activeness of Vietnameseand Japanese relevant agencies in deploying the agreed contents.
In the coming time, the two sides agreed to continuestrengthening partnership in various fields such as exchange of delegations atall levels, personnel training and sharing experience in UN peacekeepingactivities and overcoming war aftermaths, including bomb and mine clearance anddioxin detoxification.
They also agreed to work closely in cyber security,maritime security, defence industry and technology transfer.
In addition, the officers also consented to createfavourable conditions for defence units to conduct cooperation activities inthe spheres of rescue, military medicine and exchange of information amongstrategic research agencies of the two defence ministries.
Vinh stressed that the Party, State and People’s Armyof Vietnam have paid great attention to dealing with the war consequences andare calling for support from the international community.
Vietnam expected that Japan will provide officialdevelopment assistance (ODA) to help the country test new dioxin detoxificationtechnologies in Bien Hoa airport in the southern province of Dong Nai and carryout bomb and mine clearance projects, he said.
The Japanese side agreed to consider the possibilityof cooperation in building and operating an information technology and foreign languagecentre of the Communication University of the Vietnamese Defence Ministry.-VNA
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