April 20, 2021 | 19:51 (GMT+7)
Defense ministry presents medical supplies to its Cambodian counterpart
PANO - The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense held a ceremony on April 20 in Hanoi to hand over medical supplies to the Cambodian Ministry of National Defense in the presence of Major General Nguyen Hung Thang, Deputy Director and Chief-of-Staff of the General Department of Logistics, Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam Chay Navuth and Cambodian defense attaché to Vietnam Colonel Rem Kann.
Speaking at the event, General Thang laid stress on the good traditional friendship and neighborliness between Vietnam and Cambodia. He hoped that the gifts will help the Cambodian defense ministry in the COVID-19 fight, contributing to promoting the good relationship between the two militaries and peoples.
On behalf of the Cambodian Ministry of National Defense, Colonel Rem Kann thanked the Vietnamese side for its timely support to the Cambodian people in COVID-19 prevention and control and reaffirmed that the Cambodia-Vietnam defense cooperation has seen remarkable development over the past years and has become an important pillar of their bilateral ties. He noted that the gifts have contributed to deepening the neighborliness, the traditional friendship, and the comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.
Also, he pledged to do his utmost to contribute to fostering the bilateral ties between the two defense ministries in the time to come.
At the ceremony, authorized by the Minister of National Defense of Vietnam, Major General Nguyen Hung Thang presented medical supplies to Colonel Rem Kann. As scheduled, the medical supplies will directly be handed over to the Cambodian side at Moc Bai International Border Gate on April 22.
Translated by Trung Thanh