During the meeting, the Vietnamese deputy defense minister praised the effective bilateral defense cooperation in such areas as delegation exchange at all levels, particularly high-level ones, and dialogue mechanisms, including defense policy discussions at the deputy ministerial level.

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Sr. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien receives Col. Low Teck Loong.

He suggested that in the future, Colonel Low Teck Loong should continue coordinating with agencies of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense to promote cooperation between the two ministries in delegation exchanges, annual dialogue mechanisms, and training. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense is ready to send delegations to conferences, seminars, and forums hosted by Singapore, such as the Shangri-La Dialogue and the Singapore Airshow.

Gen. Chien emphasized that the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense would create all favorable conditions for Colonel Low Teck Loong to have a successful tenure in Vietnam.

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The Vietnamese deputy defense minister hands over a souvenir to the Singaporean official.

For his part, the Singaporean military official highly appreciated the strong cooperation between the two defense ministries. He assured that in his position, he would work closely with Vietnamese defense agencies to enhance bilateral defense cooperation.

Translated by Tran Hoai