Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien has a meeting with Brunei Deputy Minister of Defense

(Bqp.vn) - On the occasion of accompanying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to pay official visits to Singapore and Brunei Darussalam from February 8 to 11, Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien had a meeting with Brunei Deputy Minister of Defense Brigadier General Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Abdul Kadir.

Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien (L) and Brunei Deputy Minister of Defense Brigadier General Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Abdul Kadir.

At the meeting, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien stressed that Vietnam and Brunei have many similarities in culture, enjoy good friendship, and are active and responsible members of the ASEAN Community. More than 30 years since the establishment of the diplomatic relations, the Vietnam - Brunei relationship has constantly developed in many fields. Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien thanked the Deputy Minister of Defense and the Royal Brunei Armed Forces for their interest, support and sending delegations to attend the Vietnam International Defense Expo in December and the 23rd ASEAN Chiefs of Army Multilateral Meeting (ACAMM-23) in November last year.

He highly appreciated the cooperation between the two defense ministries in recent years, especially in delegation exchange, training, and naval cooperation with practical activities to help improve understanding and mutual trust between the two navies and the two militaries. In the coming time, the Vietnamese deputy defense minister suggested the two sides continue to effectively implement cooperation contents on the basis of the signed Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral defense cooperation, including delegation exchange at all levels, training, exchange of specialized experiences, naval cooperation, air force information sharing, coordination in search and rescue, and so on. At the same time, given the establishment of a defense policy dialogue mechanism at the deputy ministerial level, the two sides suggested to study, develop and sign a new memorandum of understanding on bilateral defense cooperation or sign an international defense cooperation plan every three years or other appropriate instruments to further promote bilateral defense cooperation.

All delegates in a joint photo.

For his part, the host expressed his delight at developments of the bilateral defense cooperation. He hoped that the two sides would continue to strengthen defense ties in accordance with the orientations determined by the two countries’ senior leaders, and at the same time support each other within the framework of multilateral forums to which both sides are members. The two sides should strengthen consultancy so that they can make practical advice and suggestions to promote bilateral defense relations, he added.