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Vietnam, US step up defence ties

Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh on September 27 suggested Vietnam and the US push ahead with cooperation on navigation, maritime security and the settlement of war consequences.
Vietnam, US step up defence ties ảnh 1Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh (right) and US Ambassador Daniel J. Kritenbrink (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut.Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh on September 27 suggested Vietnam and the US push aheadwith cooperation on navigation, maritime security and the settlement of warconsequences.

Vinh made the call at a reception for US Ambassador Daniel J. Kritenbrink and adelegation of the Strategic Planning and Policy Directorate of the USIndo-Pacific Command.  

He said the cooperation will contribute to peace, stability anddevelopment in the Indo-Pacific region.

At the reception, Ambassador Kritenbrink described security and defencecooperation as a bright spot in the Vietnam-US relationship, and expressed hisbelief that the good relations between armies of the two countries will beenhanced in the time ahead.

Major General Stephen Sklenka, Director of the US Strategic Planning and PolicyDirectorate, briefed the host on outcomes of the meeting between his delegationand representatives of the Foreign Relations Department under the VietnameseMinistry of National Defence.

The two agencies reached high consensus on the building of roadmaps and plansto promote the implementation of the cooperation programme between the two defenceministries in 2019 and the years to come, he said./.
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