Working group for Vietnam-France defence ties meet via videoconference
The working group for Vietnam-France defence cooperation held a meeting via videoconference on May 5 during which the two countries’ officials agreed to maintain high-level contact and strengthen links in different aspects.
Lt. Gen. Vu Chien Thang, Director of the Ministry of National Defence's Department for External Relations, speaks at the virtual meeting on May 5 (Photo: qdnd.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – The working group forVietnam-France defence cooperation held a meeting via videoconference on May 5during which the two countries’ officials agreed to maintain high-level contactand strengthen links in different aspects.
The event was chaired by Lt. Gen. Vu ChienThang, Director of the Department for External Relations under the VietnameseMinistry of National Defence, and Brigadier General Eric Peltier, head of thesouth bilateral cooperation department of the French army.
Reviewing the cooperation outcomes in the recentpast, the two sides noted that Vietnam and France have maintained theircooperative ties in many areas in an appropriate manner.
Despite complex developments of the COVID-19pandemic, they have sustained high-level contact via videoconference whileworking closely and rather effectively in other spheres like training, UNpeacekeeping operations, and military medicine.
Thang appreciated the French Ministry of ArmedForces’ assistance for Vietnam in personnel training, knowledge exchange, andexperience sharing.
Particularly, he added, France has sent itsexperienced experts to provide specialised advice for the Vietnam Department ofPeacekeeping Operations under a cooperation agreement between Vietnam and theEU.
For the time ahead, the two sides agreed tomaintain high-level contact in suitable forms, in person or via teleconference;organise activities to mark the 30th founding anniversary of defence relations;and enhance ties in hydrography, peacekeeping operations, military medicine,and training.
They will also specify the time for the Vietnam-Francedefence strategy and cooperation dialogue this year and finalise the defencecooperation plan for 2021-2022./.
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Lt. Gen. Vu Chien Thang, Director of the Ministry of National Defence's Department for External Relations, speaks at the virtual meeting on May 5 (Photo: qdnd.vn) 
