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Major General Le Quang Dao speaks at the conference. |
The first “Vietnam Coast Guard and friends” exchange program took place from December 8 to 10 with a series of activities and bilateral meetings among maritime law enforcement forces of participating countries. Through its activities, the program helped participating maritime law enforcement forces understand more about Vietnam, its people, and military.
Of the activities, the first “Vietnam Coast Guard and friends” exchange was the highlight. At the event, representatives of participating countries actively shared experience and proposed measures to foster cooperation between the Vietnam Coast Guard and participating maritime law enforcement forces for safe and secure waters and clean environment.
Delegates said that while building the plan on organizing the event, the Vietnam Coast Guard received regular leadership and direction of higher levels and close coordination of agencies and units under the Ministry of National Defense in ensuring absolute security and safety at activities within the framework of the program.
The dissemination of information related to the program was paid special attention to by the coast guard force, thus helping people understand the role and duties of the Vietnam Coast Guard and spreading the beautiful images of the maritime law enforcement forces of the participating countries.
At the conference, representatives of forces coordinating with the Vietnam Coast Guard Command in organizing the program highly appreciated the significance of the program. He said that message of the exchange would make important contribution to developing coastal localities and improving the efficiency of international cooperation between the Vietnam Coast Guard and other law enforcement forces in particular and external defense relations in general.
Concluding the conference, Major General Le Quang Dao emphasized that the "Vietnam Coast Guard and friends" exchange program was an initiative of the Vietnam Coast Guard to promote the effectiveness of multilateral cooperation activities related to sea and islands for peaceful, prosperous, secure, and safe waters. The Commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard said that participating countries highly appreciated the significance of the program and proposed many measures to enhance the effectiveness of multilateral and bilateral international cooperation in the region in the near future.
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Outstanding collectives and individuals honored at the event |
At the meeting, leaders of the Vietnam Coast Guard Command handed over certificates of merit from the Minister of Defense and certificates of merit from the Commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard to collectives and individuals with excellent achievements in participating in the first "Vietnam Coast Guard and friends" exchange program 2022.
Translated by Tran Hoai