Vietnamese Defence Minister Ngô Xuân Lịch and his French counterpart Florence Parly signed a joint vision statement on defence cooperation for 2018-2028 at their talks in Paris on September 17 as part of the former’s ongoing visit to France.

President Trần Đại Quang and his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo agreed to strive to bring two-way trade to US$10 billion towards a trade balance during their talks in Hà Nội yesterday.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam(CPV) Central Committee Nguyễn Phú Trọng and Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban agreed to lift bilateral ties to the level of comprehensive partnership during their talks in Budapest on Monday.

Laos presented several State Orders to outstanding collectives and individuals in the Việt Nam People’s Army (VPA) for their contributions to the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive co-operation between the two countries and armies at a ceremony in Hà Nội yesterday.

Senior Leutenant General and Deputy Minister of Defence Nguyễn Chí Vịnh talks to Việt Nam News Agency correspondent in New Delhi about the recent Indo-Việt Nam defence dialogue

The ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting and ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus took place in Singapore this week to enhance defence co-operation in ASEAN as well as between the bloc and partner countries. 

The Party and State of Việt Nam will create optimal conditions for the Vietnamese and Indian defence ministries to co-operate closely and effectively, thus deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, said President Trần Đại Quang.

Canadian Minister of National Defence Harjit Singh Sajjan talks with the press on the prospects of Canada-Việt Nam defence co-operation and Canada’s commitment to sustain peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region during his visit to Việt Nam.

The Government of Việt Nam always supports the defence ministries of Việt Nam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) to foster their cooperation, contributing to deepening partnership between the two countries, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

President Trần Đại Quang and Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe have reached high consensus on major orientations and concrete measures to advance the Việt Nam-Japan extensive strategic partnership in a more comprehensive, practical and efficient manner.