The ship was welcomed by troops of Vietnam's Naval Region 4, headed by its Deputy Chief of Staff, Senior Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Liem, and representatives of the Khanh Hoa provincial Department of External Affairs, the Office and the Department of Foreign Relations under the Ministry of National Defense.

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Ship RSS ENDURANCE docking at Cam Ranh International Port 
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Colonel Andy Tay (1st, left), Commander of the RSN's Naval Logistics Command, Andy Tay and Singaporean naval troops welcomed by Vietnamese naval officers

The visit, taking place when the bilateral relationship between the two countries and their defense ties have been developing, is part of the agreements signed previously by senior officers of the two defense ministries. It contributes to strengthening cooperation between the two navies in particular and the two armed forces in general.

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Vietnamese naval officers visiting the Singaporean naval ship 

During their stay, commanders of the Singaporean naval ship will pay courtesy calls to the provincial authorities and the Naval Region 4 Chain-of-Command. Additionally, the two countries' naval forces will visit each other's ships, join sport competitions, and tour local landscapes of Vietnam.

Translated by Trung Thanh