Vietnam, China hold border defence friendship exchange
VOV.VN - The Ministries of National Defence of Vietnam and China on April 24 jointly conducted the sixth border defence friendship exchange in Dongxing city in the Chinese province of Guangxi province.
Upon arrival, the Vietnamese delegation led by Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang was warmly welcomed by Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe at the Dongxing border gate.
During their talks, Gen. Wei affirmed that the friendship exchange represents a meaningful activity in terms of bilateral defence co-operation as it contributes to strengthening solidarity and fostering political trust between both countries.
The two ministers maintained that despite ups and downs occurring in mutual ties, relations have been able to stand the test of time as they have developed strongly over the past seven decades. Both sides have conducted exchange activities in an array of flexible ways, thereby achieving a number of positive results, which has served to strengthen the comprehensive strategic co-operation partnership between the two countries, meeting the aspirations and interests of their citizens.
Most notably, the two ministries and their border guard forces have strived to promote effective co-operation as a means of developing a common border of peace and stability for co-operation and development, both ministers noted.
They added that thanks to regular contact mechanisms, border forces have been able to promptly detect, inform each other, and handle acts of illegal entry in a timely manner. This has therefore prevented the further spread of epidemics across the border whilst simultaneously facilitating border trade activities.
Defence Minister Giang thanked the Chinese side for providing the Vietnamese side with medical equipment and sharing experience in combating epidemics.
To further boost co-operation between the two militaries, along with border guard forces and people residing in border areas, the Vietnamese Minister suggested that the two ministries maintain border defence friendship exchanges whilst conducting cross-border disaster and epidemic response drills.
The two ministers affirmed that the exchange will not only contribute to enhancing mutual understanding and assistance between the respective Governments, the armies, and people of Vietnam and China, but also to showing great determination to deepen co-operative and friendly ties.
