Indian Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee visits Vietnam
Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Phan Van Giang on October 3 held talks with Indian Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba who is on official visit to Vietnam from October 3-8.
Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang (R)and Indian Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba(Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of the General Staff ofthe Vietnam People’s Army Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang on October 3 held talks with IndianChairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral SunilLanba who is on official visit to Vietnam from October 3-8.
Giang said that the Indian Admiral’s visit is a vivid symbol of Vietnam-Indiacomprehensive strategic partnership, contributing to fuelling the friendship andpromoting mutual understanding between the two armies and peoples.
He stressed that this visit is particularly important as both sides arecelebrating the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 10th anniversary of strategic partnership.
For his part, Sunil Lanba affirmed that defence cooperation is one of thesignificant pillars in the comprehensive strategic relations between the twocountries.
Both sides evaluated bilateral defence collaboration in the past years. Theysaid that fields of cooperation have been extended and deepened like delegationexchange, education and training, peacekeeping activities of the United Nationsas well as coordination in regional and international forums.
They agreed that the two armies need to maintain and enhance delegation exchangeto effectively carry out inked agreements, which include a joint visionstatement on bilateral defence relations in the 2015-2020 period.
Defence dialogue mechanism at the deputy ministerial level, defence industryand training cooperation should be paid due attention, they underlined.
Theyexpressed their belief that the bilateral defence relations will be deepened,bringing benefit for the two people and for peace, sustainability, cooperationand development in the region and the world.-VNA
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Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang (R)and Indian Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba(Photo: VNA) 
