October 08, 2017 | 13:09 (GMT+7)
Indian Admiral visits MR 7
PANO – Major General Nguyen Van Nam, Deputy Commander of Military Region (MR) 7, received Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of the Naval Staff, who is on an official friendship visit to Vietnam.
Major General Nguyen Van Nam (right) presenting gift to Admiral Sunil Lamba
At the reception, General Nam said that the bilateral relations between Vietnam and India have developed strongly in various fields and he expressed the hope that the visit of Admiral Sunil Lamba would contribute to further strengthening this friendship and the cooperation between the two countries as well as the two militaries. On the occasion, the MR7’s Deputy Commander, briefed the guest on the establishment, construction and development of the MR.
For his part, Admiral Sunil Lamba thanked the Vietnamese side for the warm reception and affirmed the fine development of defense cooperation between the two countries, particularly in training. He also valued highly the importance of MR7’s Command and hoped to boost the cooperation strategy with the command in the coming time.
Translated by Tran Hoai