Ship 8002 successfully wraps up China visit and exchange

Leaders of Division No.3 of the China Coast Guard say goodbye to the Vietnamese delegation and Ship 8002 on December 8.

Chinese coast guards see off Vietnamese peers.

Ship 8003 leaves Changzhou Port, Guangzhou, China for home.

Addressing the ceremony to welcome home the delegation, Senior Colonel Tran Quang Tuan, Commander of Coast Guard Region 2, highly appreciated and acknowledged great efforts of the delegation and the crew of Ship 8002 to complete the China visit and exchange successfully.

During the visit, the Vietnamese delegation achieved all set targets, ensuring absolute safety in all aspects. The visit helped confirm the close cooperative ties and boost the coordination between the maritime law enforcement forces of the Vietnam and China Coast Guards.

Ship 8002 docks at Ky Ha Port, Quang Nam province.

The visit also laid a foundation for future exchange and cooperation between the two coast guard forces, thus promoting solidarity, mutual understanding and task performance cooperation among coast guards of the two countries.

Before the China visit, Ship 8002 participated in a joint patrol in the waters surrounding the Gulf of Tonkin demarcation line, the second of its kind in 2023.

Senior Colonel Tran Quang Tuan and other leaders of the Coast Guard Region 2 Command welcome the delegation.

Reported by Thanh Huong - Vu Hung

Translated by Mai Huong