Nguyễn Tân Cương (right), Chief of the General Staff of the Việt Nam People's Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, and Major General Liu Kai, director of the political department of China's National Defence University, at their meeting in Hà Nội on Monday. — Photo qdnd.vn

HÀ NỘI — Military academies and educational institutions of Việt Nam and China should strengthen education on the tradition of good neighbourliness and friendship between the two countries, said General Nguyễn Tân Cương, Chief of the General Staff of the Việt Nam People's Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence.

Cương made the remarks in Hà Nội on Monday while receiving a visiting delegation from China's National Defence University, led by Major General Liu Kai, director of its political department.

At the meeting, the Deputy Minister reaffirmed that Việt Nam attaches importance to consolidating and developing its friendly neighbourliness and Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership with the Party, Government, people, and military of China. He expressed hope that both sides would continue to promote their solidarity and traditional friendship, elevating bilateral cooperation across all fields.

Cương stressed that bilateral defence cooperation has consistently been identified as one of the key pillars of Việt Nam–China relations. The two sides have achieved substantive results in such areas as high-level exchanges and contacts, consultation and dialogue mechanisms, cooperation between military agencies, units, services, and academies, coordination in border management, United Nations peacekeeping, human resource training, and defence industry development.

He noted that the regular exchange of delegations of military officers and cadets for study visits and practical research reflects the importance both sides attach to strengthening cooperation. These exchanges provide valuable opportunities to share experience and enhance friendship, mutual understanding, and trust. The leadership of Việt Nam's Central Military Commission and Ministry of National Defence, Cương added, has consistently supported this important area of cooperation.

For his part, Liu said the visit demonstrates the close friendship and cooperation between the two countries and their armies.

Speaking highly of Việt Nam–China relations, in which defence ties remain a key pillar, he proposed the two sides continue to preserve and develop cooperation between their defence ministries across a wide range of fields, including delegation and professional exchanges at all levels. — VNA/VNS