Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Tran Don (Source: baomoi.com)Hanoi (VNA) – Senior militaryofficers of Vietnam and Myanmar have agreed to foster cooperative ties in the defence industry,army logistics and medical services.
During a working visit to Myanmar from June 8-12 by a Vietnamese military delegation led by DeputyMinister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Tran Don, the two sides discussedmeasures to deepen bilateral defence links on par with the comprehensivecooperative partnership between the two nations.
The visit aimed to review defence cooperation between the two countries in the recentpast, especially after the official visit to Vietnam in March 2017 by Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar ArmedForces Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and the official visit to Myanmar by VietnameseMinister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich in October 2017.
As part of its trip, the Vietnamese delegation paid courtesy visits to Senior General Min AungHlaing and Defence Minister of Myanmar Lieut. Gen. Sein Win, during which theMyanmar officers highlighted the high political trust between the two countriesand their armies.
They stressed that defencelinks between Myanmar and Vietnam in a number of fields have borne fruit,especially in training, military medicine and defence industry.
The Vietnamesedelegation also attended a ceremony to launch telecoms service of the ViettelMilitary Industry and Telecoms Group in the Myanmar market (Mytel). The projectis one of highlights of the bilateral defence cooperation in recent times.
At the ceremony and meetings with Vietnamese delegates, Myanmar’s leaders agreedto create favourable conditions for Vietnam enterprises, including defencefirms, to invest in Myanmar.
During their stay, the Vietnamese delegation visited the Defence ServicesAcademy of Myanmar, the Vietnamese Embassy and the defence attaché office in Myanmar.-VNA
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