The Vietnamese officer informed the host of the outcomes of the talks between the delegations of the VPA’s General Staff and the Japan Self-Defence Forces Joint Staff, expressing his hope that Minister Kihara will provide guidance for relevant agencies of both sides to comprehensively and effectively implement the agreed defence cooperation contents, contributing to deepening friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
Việt Nam and Japan reached consensus on several measures to promote the bilateral defence ties, with a focus on delegation exchange, maintenance of existing consultation mechanisms, human resources training, implementation of a programme to improve capacity in the fields of diving medicine and clearance of naval mines, UN peacekeeping activities, recovery of post-war consequences, and bolstered coordination at multilateral mechanisms.
Leading the New Zealand delegation, Commander of the Joint Forces New Zealand Rear Admiral James Gilmour said the visit follows a successful trip to his country by Senior Lieutenant General Nguyễn Tấn Cường, Chief of the General Staff of the Việt Nam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, in July 2023.
Congratulating Việt Nam on successfully hosting the 23rd ASEAN Chiefs of Army Multilateral Meeting and the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2022, General Chalermphon Srisawasdi said he highly appreciated the cooperation between the two armies over the past time.