Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh received
Brigadier General Haryoko Sukarto, Chief of the Centre for Strategic
Studies of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, in Hanoi on December 1.
During the reception, Vinh spoke highly of the
outcomes of the working session between the centre and the Vietnamese
Defence Ministry’s Institute for Military Strategy. He asked the two
agencies to work out specific plans for cooperation.
The two countries’ defence ministries should upgrade their defence
policy dialogue to deputy ministerial level, as well as speeding up
delegation exchanges in order to strengthen mutual understanding and
effective cooperation for an ASEAN region of peace, stability and
prosperity, he added.
The guest affirmed that Indonesia always attaches importance to developing its defence ties with Vietnam.
He expressed hope for more support from the Vietnamese ministry to
facilitate the collaboration between the two agencies, thus contributing
to intensifying the bilateral friendship.-VNA