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On September 4, at the Headquarters of the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang, Deputy Minister of National Defense of Vietnam and Mr. Vernon Coaker, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland co-chaired the 6th Vietnam-United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Defense Policy Dialogue. Download Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang, Deputy Minister of Defense of Vietnam and Mr. Vernon Coaker, Secretary of State for the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Photo: Ministry of Defense At the Dialogue, the two delegation heads emphasized that the Vietnam-United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland defense cooperation relationship has recently been implemented in the right direction, in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral defense cooperation (signed in 2017) and the exchanges and agreements of senior leaders, achieving many positive results. Cooperation between the two sides is implemented in many fields. exchange delegations and cooperation mechanisms; cooperation in education and training; United Nations peacekeeping; network security; defense industry; preventing and combating human trafficking; military and military cooperation; scientific research; military medicine; search and rescue...In particular, education and training cooperation is a bright spot in cooperation between the two sides in recent times, especially language training. The Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam thanks the British Ministry of National Defense for its annual support in training, fostering English, and improving professional capacity for Vietnamese officers through training courses on command and staff, maritime security and safety, and UN peacekeeping... Download Overview of the 6th Vietnam-United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Defense Policy Dialogue - Photo: Ministry of DefenseIn the coming time, the two sides agreed to implement cooperation contents, focusing on a number of areas: promote cooperation and exchange of delegations, especially high-level delegations; continue to effectively maintain the Defense Policy Dialogue mechanism; Research, sign and update cooperation documents; enhance training cooperation; promote cooperation in UN peacekeeping; military cooperation, military services, cyber security, human trafficking prevention and combat, military medicine, search and rescue and other fields of cooperation appropriate to the needs and strengths of each country. Regarding training cooperation, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang affirmed that the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense is ready to receive British soldiers to come to Vietnam to learn Vietnamese and participate in the international defense officials course in Vietnam. At the same time, he requested the British Ministry of Defense to continue English training courses for Vietnam. Emphasizing the important significance of this Dialogue, Mr. Vernon Coaker wished that defense cooperation between the two countries would continue to be strengthened in all fields to promote mutual understanding and trust; including delegation exchange, training, maritime, hydrographic, UN peacekeeping and other potential fields. Mr. Vernon Coaker said that in the coming time, the UK will make efforts to promote and direct competent agencies to coordinate with agencies of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense to fully implement the results of this Dialogue. On this occasion, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang expressed his wish to welcome leaders of the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to visit Vietnam and attend the 3rd Vietnam International Defense Exhibition from December 10-13 in Hanoi. Noi. The Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam is ready to create conditions for defense industry enterprises of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to display products at the Exhibition, introduce products and seek cooperation opportunities in the field of defense industry. Download Delegates taking souvenir photos - Photo: Ministry of National Defense Sincerely thanking Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang for the invitation, Mr. Vernon Coaker said he would send a high-level delegation from the Ministry of National Defense to attend the Exhibition. At the Dialogue, the two sides also discussed the world and regional situation and issues of mutual concern. At the 9th Vietnam-Cambodia defense policy dialogue Regarding the East Sea issue, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang emphasized that Vietnam persistently advocates resolving disputes and disagreements by peaceful means, on the basis of respect for international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; fully implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC); We hope to soon sign a substantive, effective and efficient Code of Conduct between the Parties in the East Sea (COC). At the end of the Dialogue, the two delegation heads signed the Minutes of the 6th Vietnam-United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Defense Policy Dialogue./.KL
