Addressing the event, Gen. Tien thanked the Australian Defense Ministry for its support over the past years in training the human resources for the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense.

Highly appreciating the support of the Australian side for the Vietnamese side in deploying Vietnam’s Level-two Field Hospital No.1 to the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Tien hoped that the Australian side will continue to support Vietnam in preparing another hospital to replace the Level-two Field Hospital No.1 in UNMISS in the coming time.

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Lieutenant General Ngo Minh Tien receives Rear Admiral Allan Du Toit.

He stressed that the two countries share many similar viewpoints at multilateral forums, including the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM+). General Tien also hoped that Vietnam will receive Australian support when the country takes the Chair of ASEAN in 2020 and when the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense hosts the ADMM+.

For his part, the Australian officer briefed his host on the outcomes of the consultation between the Australian delegation and Vietnamese delegation held earlier. Highlighting the fine developments in the bilateral relations, including defense cooperation, he expressed his belief that the relations between the two ministries will be further cemented in the time to come. He also confirmed that Australia will continue to support Vietnam in participating in UN peacekeeping operations.

Translated by Lam Anh