Ty, who is also Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA), told his guests that the VPA has incessantly expanded the friendship and cooperation with armies and peoples all over the world on the basis of respect for independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and mutual benefits.

He added that cooperation between Vietnam and other countries has been increasingly deepened, as evidenced by fruitful achievements that contribute to stability and development in the region and the world.

The deputy minister said he hoped the military attachés would continue to serve as a bridge to promote the effective relations between their countries’ armies and the VPA, helping to build a peaceful, friendly, stable and prosperous environment in the world.

Singaporean military attaché Col. Chan Mun Kit, who headed the Delegation of Foreign Military Attaches in Vietnam, congratulated Deputy Minister Ty on his assumption of the Chief of the VPA General Staff.

He highly valued the Vietnamese Defence Ministry’s successful organisation of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) in 2010, which, as he described, marks the first step for a new mechanism for defence and security cooperation in the emerging regional security architecture.

He also informed the host on the outcomes of the Delegation’s cooperation with the Vietnamese Defence Ministry over the past time.