PANO - The Vendémiaire, a light monitoring frigate of the French Navy, with 94 officers and sailors on board, led by Commander Hervé Siret, on November 15th docked at Tien Sa port, starting its four-day visit to Da Nang city.

The Vendémiaire anchoring at Tien Sa port
Vietnamese naval officers welcoming French guests

During the visit, the ship’s officers will pay a courtesy call to leaders of the city’s People’s Committee, Military Command and Naval Region 3 Command, have a friendly volleyball match with the Naval Region 3 Command and visit some landscapes of the city.

The guest will also participate in a joint drill on rescue at sea with the Naval Region 3 force.

The visit, in the framework of the Vietnam-France defence coopeation plan in 2014, is hoped to contribute to consolidating and enhancing the friendship between the two countries in general and the two armies in particular in line with their strategic partnership.

As planned, the French ship will leave Da Nang city on November 19th.

Translated by Mai Huong