VOV.VN - Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu on December 2 in Moscow, within the framework of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s ongoing official visit to Russia.

Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of National Defence of Vietnam and Peter Tesch, Deputy Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Industry at Australia’s Department of Defence, co-chaired the two countries’ fifth defence policy dialogue on December 1.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh left Tokyo on November 25, concluding his official four-day visit to Japan at the invitation of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang held talks with Japanese Minister of Defence Kishi Nobuo in Tokyo on November 23, within the framework of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Japan.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Defence presented the President’s decision on November 22 to assign 12 officers, including two females, to South Sudan and the Central African Republic in order to work for the ongoing UN peacekeeping missions there.

Vietnam always attaches importance to its relations with neighbouring and ASEAN countries, including comprehensive cooperation with Thailand, Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang said at November 18 reception for newly-appointed Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Nikonrndej Balankura.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang applauded the co-operation commitments made by the Republic of Korea (RoK) to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on November 10 during the ASEAN-RoK Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting which was held virtually.

Minister of Public Security General To Lam suggested Vietnam and Australia enhance cooperation in all spheres, including national defence and security, at a reception for Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women Marise Payne in Hanoi on November 9.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang and his Australian counterpart Peter Dutton consented to maintain the bilateral defence ties in an effective manner during their virtual talks held on November 8.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of National Defence of Vietnam and the Ministry of Armed Forces of France will strengthen cooperation in existing areas, find solutions to promote projects in the field of defense equipment and seek new cooperation opportunities.