The second Vietnam-US defence policy dialogue took place in Washingtonon Sept. 19 under the co-chair of Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Lt.Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh and US Deputy Assistant Secretary of DefenceRobert Scher.
At the dialogue, the two sides expressed satisfaction at the outcomes of bilateral defence cooperation over the recent past.
BothVinh and Scher agreed on the need to make the Vietnam-US defencecooperation more practical in the interest of each country and forpeace, stability and cooperation in the region and the world.
Lt.Gen. Vinh informed the US side about the results of the 11th NationalCongress of the Communist Party of Vietnam early this year while the USside announced its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
On thisoccasion, Lt. Gen. Vinh and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence RobertScher signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on promotingcooperation between the two defence ministries which focuses on fivepriority fields in the immediate future.
They include theestablishment of a regular high-ranking dialogue mechanism between theUS Department of Defence and the Vietnamese Defence Ministry, seasecurity, search and rescue, studying and exchanging experience in theUnited Nations peace keeping activities, and humanitarian aid anddisaster relief.
Lt. Gen. Vinh and the Vietnamese delegation alsomet with a number of US congressmen and leaders of the US Departmentsof States and Defence./.
At the dialogue, the two sides expressed satisfaction at the outcomes of bilateral defence cooperation over the recent past.
BothVinh and Scher agreed on the need to make the Vietnam-US defencecooperation more practical in the interest of each country and forpeace, stability and cooperation in the region and the world.
Lt.Gen. Vinh informed the US side about the results of the 11th NationalCongress of the Communist Party of Vietnam early this year while the USside announced its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
On thisoccasion, Lt. Gen. Vinh and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence RobertScher signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on promotingcooperation between the two defence ministries which focuses on fivepriority fields in the immediate future.
They include theestablishment of a regular high-ranking dialogue mechanism between theUS Department of Defence and the Vietnamese Defence Ministry, seasecurity, search and rescue, studying and exchanging experience in theUnited Nations peace keeping activities, and humanitarian aid anddisaster relief.
Lt. Gen. Vinh and the Vietnamese delegation alsomet with a number of US congressmen and leaders of the US Departmentsof States and Defence./.