July 26, 2017 | 20:27 (GMT+7)
Vietnamese and Lao armies to boost technical cooperation
PANO – Senior Lieutenant General Be Xuan Truong, member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Minister of National Defense hosted a reception for his Lao counterpart Lieutenant General Esamay Luangvanxay, who is also Director of the General Department of Techniques of the Lao People’s Army (LPA) on July 25 at the defense ministry’s headquarters.
Senior Lieutenant General Be Xuan Truong receiving his Lao counterpart Lieutenant General Esamay Luangvanxay on July 25
At the reception, the two senior officers held that bilateral defense ties have been enhanced practically and effectively over the past time.
The guest briefed the host on the outcomes of his previous meeting with commanders of the General Department of Techniques of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA). The two sides reached consensus on technical cooperation in the time to come, with a focus on building long-term training programs and providing technical supply for strategic units of the Lao Defense Ministry and the LPA’s General Department of Techniques.
For his part, the host affirmed that the Vietnamese defense leaders would always create favorable conditions for the two armies’ technical sectors to boost cooperation, contributing to serving each country’s national defense and security.
Translated by Trung Thanh