This was stated at a meeting between Deputy Minister of Defence Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh and visiting State Secretary for Defence of Germany Rudiger Wolf in Hanoi on September 9.

Vinh said he hopes the German secretary’s visit will help boost the friendship and mutual understanding between the armies and people of the two countries.

The German official expressed his joy at visiting Vietnam and seeing the achievements the country has gained in its construction and development.

At the event, both host and guest compared notes on the current socio-economic, political, defence and security situations in their countries.

While here, Rudiger Wolf and his entourage visited the Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace, the Vietnam Military History Museum and several military units.