PANO – Defense Minister, General Ngo Xuan Lich and a high-ranking military delegation of Vietnam started an official visit to India on December 3 at the invitation of Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar.

General Ngo Xuan Lich. Photo: bienphong.com.vn

The visit, which lasts from December 3-7, aims at discussing issues of mutual concern on international and regional security as well as questions of their own countries.

The visit also aims at working out measures to boost bilateral defense ties in an effective and comprehensive manner. The Vietnamese Defense Minister’s India visit is in the reciprocal of the official visit of Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar to Vietnam last June.

Translated by Thu Hang