Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang and his Chinese counterpart, Sen. Lieut. Gen Dong Jun visited the “Ho Chi Minh Trail at Sea” historical site and the Fangchenggang International Medical Opening-up Pilot Zone on March 19, as part of the 10th Vietnam-China border defence friendship exchange.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member and Minister of National Defence, led a high-level Vietnamese delegation to China on August 19 to participate in the 10th Vietnam–China Border Defence Friendship Exchange following activities held in Vietnam a day earlier.

VOV.VN - Defence Minister Phan Van Giang has called on the General Political Department to implement comprehensive measures to prevent and defeat hostile plots and activities, while ensuring absolute security for major national and military political events.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Defence Minister Gen. Phan Van Giang met Gen. Prum Din, State Secretary of Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defence, in Hanoi on March 9, highlighting defence cooperation as a key pillar of bilateral relations.

VOV.VN - On February 19 (local time) in Washington D.C., while accompanying Party General Secretary To Lam’s delegation to attend the opening session of the Board of Peace for Gaza, General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member and Minister of National Defence, met Elbridge A. Colby, First Under Secretary of War of the US.

Politburo member, Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission, and Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang met with Politburo member of the Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and Minister of National Defence of Laos Gen. Khamliang Outhakaysone in Vientiane on February 5.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Azerbaijan agreed to step up cooperation in the defence industry as part of their growing Strategic Partnership, during talks in Hanoi on December 25 between Vietnam’s Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang and Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defence Industry Vugar Mustafayev.

VOV.VN - General and Minister of National Defence Phan Van Giang and Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergei Shoigu have highlighted the continued development of defence relations described as “reliable, practical, effective and comprehensive,” serving as a key pillar of the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, and Minister of National Defence of Vietnam, met with Sen. Lieut. Gen Khamliang Outhakaysone, member of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and Minister of National Defence of Laos, in Vientiane on December 2.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defence of Vietnam, and Robert Kalinak, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Slovakia, held talks on bilateral defence cooperation and coordination at international forums, in Hanoi on November 18.