PANO - Deputy Defense Minister, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, on July 29th received Myanmar outgoing defense attaché, Brigadier General Nyunt Swe, and newly appointed Myanmar attaché Colonel Aung Zaw Oo.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh (2nd from left) in a joint photo with Brigadier General Nyunt Swe and newly appointed Myanmar attaché Colonel Aung Zaw Oo

At the reception, General Vinh underlined that Vietnam always attaches importance of defense cooperation between the two countries, congratulated the outgoing Myanmar officer on his success during his term in Vietnam, and highly valued his contributions to boosting the bilateral defense relations.

For his part, Brigadier General Nyunt Swe expressed his thanks to General Vinh and the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense for creating favorable conditions for him to fulfill his term in Vietnam.

Meanwhile, newly-appointed Myanmar attaché Colonel Aung Zaw Oo also affirmed that he will continue his predecessor’s efforts to heighten the two sides’ defense relationship.

Translated by Chung Anh