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Vietnam, UK hold 4th defence policy dialogue in London

Vietnamese and UK officials said they wish to turn defence cooperation into a pillar in the countries’ overall relations at the 1st session of the 4th Vietnam-UK defence policy dialogue held in London on June 29 (local time) as part of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s ongoing official UK trip.
Vietnam, UK hold 4th defence policy dialogue in London ảnh 1Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Le Huy Vinh (R) and UK Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence Baroness Goldie (Photo: VNA)
London (VNA) – Vietnamese and UK officials said they wish to turn defence cooperation into a pillar in the countries’ overall relations at the 1st session of the 4th Vietnam-UK defence policy dialogueheld in London on June 29 (local time) as part of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’songoing official UK trip.

Co-chairing the dialogue, Vietnamese Deputy Minister ofNational Defence Sen. Lieut. Le Huy Vinh and UK Minister of State at theMinistry of Defence Baroness Goldie expressed their delight at the positive anddynamic growth of the Vietnam-UK strategic partnership.

With the bilateral defence cooperation sustained effectively, the officials considered the dialogue an importantmechanism for the two defence bodies to review outcomes of and put forth futureorientations for their join works.

Assessing the implementation of a memorandum ofunderstanding on defence collaboration signed in 2017, they said the results havecontributed positively to the strategic partnership and to meeting both sides’need and interest.

Vietnam, UK hold 4th defence policy dialogue in London ảnh 2The Vietnamese and UK delegations at the dialogue (Photo: VNA)
They said they hope to further step up the existingcooperation contents, including delegation exchange, training, and UNpeacekeeping activities.

Vinh informed the UK side that his ministry has scheduledits first international defence exhibition for December this year, and invitedUK defence leaders and businesses to attend the event to tap into moreopportunities for bilateral engagements.

The sides also agreed to work together in the plan andconduction of practical join activities in 2023 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam-UK diplomatic relations (September 11, 1973-2023) and to hold the 2nd session in Hanoi later this year.

On the occasion, Goldie presented a letter of the UK DefenceSecretary that invites Vietnamese Minister of Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang toofficially visit the UK; and received a letter from the Vietnamese ministrythat invites her to visit the country co-chairing the 2nd session./.
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