Vietnam, US hold national defence dialogue
(VOV) - The third dialogue on national defence policy between Vietnam and the US was held in Hanoi on January 11.
The Vietnamese delegation was led by Deputy Minister of Defence Nguyen Chi Vinh, and the US delegation was headed by Vikram Singh, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for South and Southeast Asia.
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| Vietnam and the US agreed to strengthen national defence cooperation (Photo: mod.gov.vn) |
Both sides exchanged views on a number of issues related to bilateral cooperation in national defence, as well as security in the Asia-Pacific region and the rest of the world.
They reviewed progress made in five areas stated in the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on national defence cooperation signed in September 2011.
They acknowledged efforts made in humanitarian cooperation, including the search for personnel missing in action (MIA), clearance of unexploded ordnance, and dioxin remediation.
Vinh and Singh agreed that both sides need to strengthen cooperation in human resource training, participation in peacekeeping activities of the UN, military medicine, natural disaster relief, and search and rescue work.
They expressed hope that national defence cooperation will make a positive contribution to Vietnam-US relations, for the sake of peace and stability in Asia and the Pacific.