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Vietnamese navy ship arrives at Lumut port, beginning Malaysian visit

Sailing Ship 286-Le Quy Don of the Vietnam Naval Academy and a delegation of the Vietnam People’s Navy arrived at Lumut port in the Malaysian state of Perak on October 4, beginning a visit to Malaysia.
Vietnamese navy ship arrives at Lumut port, beginning Malaysian visit ảnh 1Sailing Ship 286-Le Quy Don of the Vietnam Naval Academy. (Photo: qdnd.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – Sailing Ship 286-Le Quy Don of the Vietnam Naval Academy anda delegation of the Vietnam People’s Navy arrived at Lumut port in the Malaysianstate of Perak on October 4, beginning a visit to Malaysia.

Ata reception for the Vietnamese delegation, Rear Admiral Farizal Myeor, Deputy Commander of theWestern Fleet of the Malaysian Navy, said the Malaysian Navy wishes to enhance cooperation and mutualunderstanding between the two navies through the visit.

He also said thatMalaysia is promoting cooperation with countries in the region and the world,including Vietnam.

Vietnamese navy ship arrives at Lumut port, beginning Malaysian visit ảnh 2The Vietnam People's Navy delegation is welcomed at Lumut port in Malaysia. (Photo: VNA)

For his part, ColonelHuynh Vinh Tuyen, deputy director of the Vietnam Naval Academy, emphasised that collaboration between the two navies isconsidered a bright spot in the Vietnam-Malaysia defence cooperation. Since 2010, the two countries have established a bilateral navalconsultation mechanism to periodically determine specific contents ofcooperation in the future, he said, adding that the two navies have so farconducted three consultations.

The two naviesregularly send delegations and ships to visit and support each other inorganising international events, Tuyen noted.

The Vietnamese officer stated that through the visit hewants to convey a message of friendship, desire for cooperation, trust andmutual understanding between the two navies and armies. /.

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