Vietnam beefs up defence cooperation with Laos, Cambodia
Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien hosted separate receptions in Hanoi on March 20 for Colonel Vongxay Inthakham, Defence Attaché of Laos to Vietnam, and Colonel Rem Kann, Military Attaché of Cambodia to Vietnam.
Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien receives Colonel Vongxay Inthakham, Defence Attaché of Laos to Vietnam. (Photo: dangcongsan.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) –Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien hosted separatereceptions in Hanoi on March 20 for Colonel VongxayInthakham, Defence Attaché of Laos to Vietnam, and Colonel Rem Kann, Military Attachéof Cambodia to Vietnam.
Receiving Vongxay, Chien highly valued theclose coordination between the two Ministries of National Defence in organisingactivities during the “Vietnam-Laos, Laos-Vietnam Friendship and SolidarityYear 2022”.
On the foundation of its cooperation planfor 2023, the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence has assigned specifictasks to agencies and units in strengthening collaboration with their Laopeers, he said, noting that the partnership has been fruitful so far.
For his part, Vongxay expressed his delight at the development of the great friendship, specialsolidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Laos and Vietnam over theyears, including defence collaboration.
He affirmed that in his role, he willwork hard to implement activities and tasks for 2023, contributing to promotingthe defence ties between the two countries.
Receiving RemKann, Chien spoke highly of the Cambodian official’s efforts tocoordinate with agencies and units of the Vietnamese Ministry of NationalDefence in effectively implementing bilateral defence cooperation activitiesover the years, including those within the framework of the “Vietnam-Cambodia,Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Year 2022”.
He told the guest thatat his meeting with General Neang Phat, Secretary ofState of National Defence of Cambodia, on the sidelines of the 12th ASEAN-JapanDeputy Defence Ministers' Meeting in Tokyo recently, the two sides discussed bilateral defence cooperation orientations in the future.
Chienexpressed his belief that Cambodia will successfully organise importantpolitical and diplomatic activities in 2023, including the general election,the 32rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32), and the 12thASEAN Para Games.
Rem Kannagreed with the host on the efficiency of the bilateral defence cooperationover the years. He affirmed that he will continue to work closely with agenciesand units of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence in promoting the ties in thefuture./.
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Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien receives Colonel Vongxay Inthakham, Defence Attaché of Laos to Vietnam. (Photo: dangcongsan.vn) 
