(Bqp.vn) - On July 29, at the Headquarters of the Ministry of National Defense, Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception for Japanese Defense Attaché to Vietnam Senior Colonel Tamura Takao.

At the reception.

Congratulating Senior Colonel Tamura Takao on his appointment as Japanese Defense Attaché to Vietnam, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien expressed his belief that Senior Colonel Tamura Takao would have new initiatives to contribute to promoting Vietnam - Japan defense cooperation in an increasingly practical and effective manner. He affirmed that in recent times, the bilateral defense cooperation has received attention and direction from senior leaders of both sides, achieving many practical and outstanding results in the following areas: Exchange of delegations at all levels, especially the high-level ones; maintaining effectiveness of consultation and dialogue mechanisms at all levels, especially the deputy ministerial defense policy dialogue mechanism. The two sides have actively promoted and implemented cooperation contents on education - training, defense industry, UN peacekeeping, etc.

Regarding the direction of cooperation in the coming time, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien suggested that Senior Colonel Tamura Takao would coordinate closely with the functional agencies of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense to continue effectively implementing cooperation areas of mutual interest; affirming that the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense will create favorable conditions for Senior Colonel Tamura Takao to successfully complete his tenure in Vietnam.

Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien presenting a souvenir to Senior Colonel Tamura Takao.

For his part, Senior Colonel Tamura Takao affirmed to further promote the substantive and effective cooperation between the two countries in general, and defense cooperation in particular in the time to come.