Vietnamese, Cambodian navies review joint patrols

The two sides signing cooperation agreement

Rear-Admiral Pham Manh Hung, Commander of the Vietnam's Naval Region 5, and Commander of the Cambodian Ream Naval Base Ouk SeyHa co-chaired the meeting.

At the conference, the two sides reviewed the outcomes of the 47^th and 48^th joint patrols, exchanged security and order situations in the historical waters (the waters is under consideration by both nations) and in the shared waters.  

They also looked into the possible future twinning activities between the Naval Region 5 Command and the Royal Cambodian Navy’s Ream Naval Base.

They approved and signed in the plans of the 49^th and 50^th joint patrols and the 25^th conference.

During the 47^th and 48^th joint patrols, the participating ships observed the operation of 234 ships of different kinds of fishermen of the two countries in the historical waters.

The joint forces successfully conducted combined content exercises, including maneuver in the formation of a detachment, search and rescue, communication via UFH and VHF channels, signal flags, and lamplight.

The joint exercises helped improve professionalism and skills of officers and crew-members and boost mutual understanding and trust among the participants, contributing to maintaining security and order at sea.

Source: PANO/LDO

Translated by Mai Huong