Two foreign naval ships visit Vietnam

 Head delegates of Vietnam and Japan welcoming each other

During the four-day visit, the Japanese delegation will pay courtesy calls to leaders of the Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee and the Naval Region 4 Command and visit naval ships of Vietnam.

The delegation will also have a friendly volleyball match with troops from the Naval Region 4 Command.

* The same day, the HMNZS TE KAHA (F77) of the Royal New Zealand Navy, started a four-day friendly visit to Da Nang.

HMNZS TE KAHA features a length of 118m, an overall beam of 14.8m, a hull draft of 6.2m and a displacement of 3,600 tons.

The reception for the Royal New Zealand Navy’s ship at Tien Sa Port 

A welcome ceremony for the visiting crew was held at Tien Sa Port with the participation of representatives from the Naval Region 3 Command; the Department of Foreign Relations under the Ministry of National Defense; the Military Region 5 Command’s Office; the municipal Border Guard Command and Military Command and the Department of External Affairs of Da Nang city; the Defense Attache of New Zealand to Singapore and Vietnam; New Zealand Embassy in Vietnam; and Communications Advisor of the New Zealand Embassy in Vietnam.

During the visit, the vessel’s leaders will pay courtesy calls to leaders of the municipal People’s Committee, of Military Region 5 and Naval Region 3 Commands. The New Zealand sailors will play a volleyball match with their peers from the Naval Region 3 Command.

The visit has demonstrated close bilateral defense ties between New Zealand and Vietnam as it has followed the official Vietnam visit of Major General Peter Kelly, Chief of the New Zealand Army last week.