Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Văn Giang talks over phone with Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan on May 6, 2021. — VNA/VNS
HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): Minister of National Defence Sen Lt Gen Phan Văn Giang had phone talks with his Canadian counterpart Harjit Singh Sajjan on Thursday (May 6).
They said bilateral defence co-operation has grown toward effectiveness, with both sides implementing their memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the collaboration and achieving encouraging outcomes in training, peacekeeping and maritime security.
Sajjan lauded Vietnam’s role in Asean, as well as the bloc’s role in leading and fostering the establishment of multilateral security co-operation mechanisms.