Deputy Defence Minister receives Singaporean Ambassador
Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception for Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Jaya Ratnam in Hanoi on February 14.
Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien (R) presents a souvenir to Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Jaya Ratnam (Photo: www.qdnd.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – ♓Deputy Minister of NationalDefence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception for SingaporeanAmbassador to Vietnam Jaya Ratnam in Hanoi on February 14.
At the event, Chien said that Vietnam highly valuesposition, role and active participation of Singapore in promoting the bilateralrelations, especially within the ASEAN framework, thereby raising intra-blocsolidarity and enhancing the role and position of the bloc in the region and the world. He voiced a hope that Singapore will uphold its role andbolster the implementation of the targets of the ASEAN Community together withVietnam and other ASEAN nations. The official thanked the Singaporeangovernment for providing Vietnam with COVID-19 vaccines via the COVAX Facility andhoped for continued support in the coming time. The Vietnamese Government and the National Defence Ministry alwaystreasure the countries’ strategic partnership, viewing it as a foundation tobeef up the bilateral defence cooperation for practical results, he remarked. Chien said he hopes that the Singaporean ambassador will continue topay attention to and promote the implementation of cooperation fields that thesides agreed upon at the recent 12th Vietnam-Singapore defence policy dialogue,contributing to strengthening the bilateral strategic cooperation in the future. For his part, Ratnam underlined that the Singapore-Vietnamrelations have thrived in the past nearly five decades on the foundation of mutualrespect and trust, especially after the countries lifted the bilateral ties to a strategic partnership in 2013. Defence is among the most important fields of cooperation ofthe bilateral relations, he affirmed. The diplomat pledged to spare no efforts in enhancing thebilateral relations across all spheres, including national defence./.
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Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien (R) presents a souvenir to Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Jaya Ratnam (Photo: www.qdnd.vn) 
