Defence Minister Genaral Phung Quang Thanh hosted a reception for
visiting First Admiral Haji Mohd Hanifa, Commander of the Royal Brunei
Navy, in Hanoi on July 2.
At the meeting, First
Admiral Haji Mohd Hanifa briefed General Phung Quang Thanh on his work
with Vietnam’s Navy High Command. In which, the two navies will
boost bilateral cooperation through many exchange programmes and the
establishment of a hotline to address maritime issues of mutual
interest.
General Thanh highly valued the bilateral
ties between the two ministries and navies, and stressed that their
defence relationship has facilitated the development of bilateral ties
in many other areas.
He said in the coming time the
two sides’ military and naval forces will strengthen exchanges of
all-level delegations, young officer exchanges, cooperation in search
and rescue training, anti-terrorism and piracy.-VNA