Ship 20 heads for MILAN exercise in India and friendship visit to Malaysia

The voyage aims to continue to improve coordination in response to common maritime security challenges and strengthen relations, cooperation, mutual understanding and trust among militaries and navies of participating countries, for peace and stability in the region and the world. It also helps consolidate and promote the fruitful friendship and cooperation between the Vietnamese military and navy with their Indian and Malaysian counterparts.

A Naval Region 3 leader encourages and gives gifts to crew-members of Ship 20.

Naval Region 3 leaders present flowers to Senior Captain Doan Bao Anh and the Vietnam People's Navy working mission, wishing them good fulfillment of duties during the voyage.

An overview of the see-off ceremony for Ship 20 and the Vietnamese working mission

As planned, during their stay in Malaysia, the Vietnamese working mission will pay a courtesy visit on the leaders of the Western Fleet and Lumut Naval Base of the Royal Malaysian Navy; hold sport or cultural exchanges and visits to local cultural and historical relics.

Within the framework of the MILAN exercise 2024 in Visakhapatnam (India), Ship 20 and the working mission will participate in various activities in the two phases: operation at wharf and field exercise at sea.

Officers and soldiers on Ship 20 say goodbye to the port.

Before Ship 20 left the port, the Naval Region 3 Command had held a meeting to assign tasks and launch a high-level emulation drive during the voyage.

The working mission in a joint photo at a task assignment meeting held on February 1.

By Vu Hung - Trung Hieu

Translated by Mai Huong