During the reception, General Phan Van Giang noted that, together with the deepening of Viet Nam-Japan relations, bilateral defense cooperation has continued to expand, become more substantive, and deliver increasingly effective and practical results. The two sides have regularly and effectively maintained the Deputy Minister-level Defense Policy Dialogue and consultations among staff officers of the naval, army and air force. Cooperation has also been promoted in training, defense industry, and war legacy remediation.
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General Phan Van Giang receives Japanese Ambassador Ito Naoki. |
In the coming time, based on the agreed orientations for implementing cooperation between the two countries’ defense ministries, General Phan Van Giang proposed that the two sides focus on exchanges of delegations and contacts at all levels, particularly high-level visits, young officer exchanges, and the provision of equipment for U.N. peacekeeping operations and defense industry cooperation.
Congratulating Japan’s Self-Defense Forces on its 72nd founding anniversary, General Phan Van Giang expressed his confidence that with the ambassador’s support, the bilateral defense cooperation would continue to be promoted in line with the aspirations and shared interests of the peoples of both countries, making positive contribution to peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region.
For his part, Ambassador Ito Naoki highly appreciated the recent meeting between the two defense ministers on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) in the Philippines. They exchanged views and agreed on practical areas of cooperation.
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The host and the guest present gifts to each other. |
Ambassador Ito Naoki hoped that the Ministry of National Defense of Viet Nam would support and facilitate the participation of Japanese defense industry enterprises in the third Viet Nam Defense Expo, scheduled to take place in Ha Noi in this December. The ambassador expressed his confidence that Viet Nam-Japan defense cooperation would achieve further positive results in the coming time.
Translated by Quynh Oanh