Vietnam’s defence attaché in the RoK Dinh Hung Tuan (Photo: VNA)Seoul (VNA) - Cooperation in national defence between Vietnam and the Republic ofKorea has developed continuously with the signing of many agreements and MOUs,Vietnam’s defence attaché in the RoK Dinh Hung Tuan highlighted at a ceremonyin Seoul on December 17.
Addressing theevent, which was held to mark the 75th anniversary of the VietnamPeople’s Army and the 30th All-people Defence Festival, the defenceattaché said Vietnam and the RoK have signed 10 MoUs on bilateral defencecollaboration since 2010.
Under the signeddocuments, the two sides have worked together in many fields, he said, singlingout as examples the partnership in maritime security, training and defenceindustry.
Vietnam and theRoK have maintained the defence dialogue at deputy ministerial level, and thetwo Defence Ministries regularly exchanged all-level delegations.
The defence attachéalso reported that Vietnam has established defence ties with more than 80countries and international organisations, and defence attaché offices in 32countries and at the United Nations.
He took theoccasion to introduce the basic content in Vietnam’s Defence White Paper 2019,which clarifies the nature of the Vietnamese defence, which is peaceand self-defence. It also points out challenges facing the Vietnamese defenceand adjustments to the country’s defence policy./.
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