The Vietnamese Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh and Vietnamese defence delegation returned to Vietnam on October 28th, concluding their official friendly visit to Japan.
General Phung Quang Thanh visits the Kure Vaval Base
The Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral defence cooperation and exchanges, signed by the Defence Ministers of the two countries, would help foster the defence cooperation and exchange between Vietnam and Japan, and contribute to strengthening mutual understanding and trust and to consolidating peace and stability in Asia as well.
Earlier, on October 26th and 27th the Vietnamese senior military delegation, led by General Phung Quang Thanh, visited Kure Naval High Command and Central Infantry High Command.
At Kure Naval High Command, the delegation was given a brief on the formation, functions, tasks, equipment and processes to train submarine officers of the Japanese Army in general and of Kure naval region in particular.
General Thanh said that Vietnamese Navy could learn from Japan’s practical experiences in this field and hoped that the two countries’ navies would promote more effective cooperation programs in the coming time.
The delegation also had a brief tour around submarine training centre and witnessed Kosuke-class submarine built by Japan for training purpose.
Having been introduced to the Central Infantry High Command’s history and training task as well as natural disaster relief and peace-keeping activities, General Thanh and the High Command’s Commander had discussions on personnel management for each division and brigade.
Later on, the Japanese Commander also introduced the Vietnamese guests to Japan-created modern equipment, such as chemical-spill prevention vehicle systems, unmanned aircraft and different anti-aircraft missiles.
Source QDND
(Theo website Phùng Quang Thanh)
