Particularly, the Vietnamese defense leader met with Lieutenant General Saichay Kommasith, Chief of Office of the Lao MND; General Chhum Socheat, Secretary of State of the Cambodian MND; and Mr. Ignacio B.Madriaga, Undersecretary for Strategic Assessment and Planning of the Department of National Defense of the Philippines.

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Sr. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien meets with Lt. Gen. Saichay Kommasith, Chief of Office of the Lao MND.

During the meetings, the head delegates reviewed the fruitful developments in the bilateral relations between Vietnam and Laos, Cambodia, and the Philippines.

They also discussed relevant contents to boost the implementation of the defense cooperation plans for 2024 between Vietnam and partner countries.

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Deputy Defense Minister Sr. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien and Secretary of State of the Cambodian MND General Chhum Socheat
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Gen. Chien shakes hands with and Mr. Ignacio B.Madriaga, Undersecretary for Strategic Assessment and Planning of the Department of National Defense of the Philippines.

On January 30, Deputy Minister Hoang Xuan Chien and the Vietnamese MND delegation and other head delegates of ASEAN countries participated in the 13th ASEAN - Japan Deputy Defense Ministers’ Meeting chaired by Japanese Deputy Minister of Defense Serizawa Kiyoshi.

On the sidelines of the meeting, Gen. Chien is going to have a bilateral meeting with the Deputy Minister of Defense of Japan and meet with the Secretary of State of the Japanese Ministry of Defense.

Translated by Mai Huong