Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich held phone talks with his Russian counterpart General Sergey Shoigu on October 30, during which they reviewed defence cooperation results over the past time and set forth future orientations.

Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich held a phone discussion with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tea Banh on September 8 to review bilateral defence cooperation.

Vietnamese Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich on September 8 held phone talks with his Lao counterpart General Chansamone Chanyalath to discuss bilateral defence cooperation.