Defence cooperation between Vietnam and India has been actively promoted, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong said while receiving Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Indian Naval Staff, in Hanoi on July 24.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien is leading a high-ranking delegation of the Defence Ministry on a working visit to Russia from July 5-7 at the invitation of the Russian Defence Ministry.

VOV.VN - Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba Corps General Álvaro López Miera is making an official visit to Vietnam from June 20 to June 25 at an invitation of Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang.

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang said on June 15 that Vietnam and the EU have effectively cooperated in defence, in line with the Vietnam-EU Partnership and Cooperation Framework Agreement (PCA), the agreement between Vietnam and the EU on the establishment of a framework for Vietnam’s participation in crisis management activities of the EU (FPA).

A high-ranking Vietnamese defence delegation led by Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong attended the 20th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces Meeting (ACDFM 20) that opened in Bali, Indonesia on June 7.

A high-level delegation of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) led by Chief of the army’s General Staff and Vice Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong joined a series of meetings in Vientiane on May 10 as part of his trip to Laos.

VOV.VN - Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang hosted a reception on March 16 in Hanoi for Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Sandeep Arya, during which they discussed a score of measures aimed at boosting defence co-operation.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien paid a courtesy call to Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Chansamone Chanyalath in Vientiane on January 12, within the framework of the ongoing official visit to the neighbouring country by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Nguyen Tan Cuong, chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), chaired rehearsals on October 31 for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 30th ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (AARM-30) which will be hosted by Vietnam next week.

Deputy Minister of National Defence, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien has suggested Vietnamese and Lao border guards step up the exchange of information about border management and protection and conduct joint exercises.