Sen. Lieut. General Vo Trong Viet (L) and Deputy Speaker of the South African NA Solomon Lechesa Tsenoli (Source: VNA) Pretoria (VNA) – A Vietnamese delegation led byhead of the National Assembly (NA)’s Committee on National Defence-Security,Sen. Lieut. General Vo Trong Viet paid a working visit to South Africa duringAugust 26-30.
The delegation paid a courtesy call to Deputy Speaker of theSouth African NA Solomon Lechesa Tsenoli.
During a working session with Chairpersonof the South African NA’s PortfolioCommittee of Defence and Military Veterans Malusi StanleyMotimele, the Vietnamese side expressed their wishes to facilitate high-levelvisits to further strengthen bilateral ties.
The delegation said the Vietnamese Association of WarVeterans appointed retired senior officials to its executive boards fromcentral to local levels, serving as bridges among members.
Both sides discussed measures to reinforce ties between thetwo committees and shared experience in monitoring the implementation ofpolicies on national defence-security and war veterans.
The delegation also held a working session with chief of the South African Police Services’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation Unit, Major General Ledwaba, during which both sides discussed the progress ofnegotiating and signing agreements on anti-crime, extradition of sentencedpersons, and wildlife trafficking combat.
The two sides underscored the need to strengthen their legalframeworks in order to consolidate the foundations for fighting crime in thefuture.
The Vietnamese officials learned about the history of SouthAfrican air forces, as well as the potential for bilateral ties and measures tohelp foster cooperation in the field during a working session with Deputy Chiefof the South African Air Force M. I. Buthelezi.
The delegation had previously also paid a working visit toSingapore from August 22-25. –VNA
The delegation paid a courtesy call to Deputy Speaker of theSouth African NA Solomon Lechesa Tsenoli.
During a working session with Chairpersonof the South African NA’s PortfolioCommittee of Defence and Military Veterans Malusi StanleyMotimele, the Vietnamese side expressed their wishes to facilitate high-levelvisits to further strengthen bilateral ties.
The delegation said the Vietnamese Association of WarVeterans appointed retired senior officials to its executive boards fromcentral to local levels, serving as bridges among members.
Both sides discussed measures to reinforce ties between thetwo committees and shared experience in monitoring the implementation ofpolicies on national defence-security and war veterans.
The delegation also held a working session with chief of the South African Police Services’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation Unit, Major General Ledwaba, during which both sides discussed the progress ofnegotiating and signing agreements on anti-crime, extradition of sentencedpersons, and wildlife trafficking combat.
The two sides underscored the need to strengthen their legalframeworks in order to consolidate the foundations for fighting crime in thefuture.
The Vietnamese officials learned about the history of SouthAfrican air forces, as well as the potential for bilateral ties and measures tohelp foster cooperation in the field during a working session with Deputy Chiefof the South African Air Force M. I. Buthelezi.
The delegation had previously also paid a working visit toSingapore from August 22-25. –VNA
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