August 28, 2019 | 20:19 (GMT+7)
Deputy Defense Minister receives Cambodian delegation
PANO – Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Defense Minister, hosted a reception on August 27 in An Giang province for a Cambodian defense delegation, led by General Neang Phat, Secretary of State at the Cambodian Ministry of Defense.
The delegation was in the Southern province of An Giang to participate in the 2019 Vietnam-Cambodia Border Friendship Exchange on August 27 and 28.
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Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh hands over a gift to General Neang Phat |
At the reception, General Vinh highlighted the effective cooperation in different fields of the two militaries over the past time, affirming that the outcomes contributed to strengthening bilateral defense relations in an intensive manner and consolidating mutual trust between Vietnamese and Cambodian militaries.
For his part, General Neang Phat said that he was touched by the warm welcome from the Vietnamese people when he arrived in the Tinh Bien International Border Gate.
The Cambodian guest stressed that he agreed with the Vietnamese Deputy Defense Minister’s proposal to host the defense ministry-level Vietnam-Cambodia border friendship exchange in Southern province of Binh Phuoc, Vietnam, in 2020.
Translated by Tran Hoai