At the meeting after the welcoming ceremony, on behalf of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam, General Phan Van Giang congratulated Senior Lieutenant General Khamliang Outhakaysone on his recent appointment as Minister of National Defense of Laos.
General Phan Van Giang and Senior Lieutenant General Khamliang Outhakaysone review the Guard of Honor of the Vietnam People's Army.
Besides, General Phan Van Giang thanked Senior Lieutenant General Khamliang Outhakaysone for accepting the invitation to attend the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024, the 80th Anniversary of the Founding of the Vietnam People's Army and the 35th Anniversary of National Defense Day; and sent defense enterprises to participate in displaying and introducing products at the exhibition.
General Phan Van Giang affirmed that Vietnam - Laos defense cooperation has achieved great and substantial results in recent times, and is one of the important pillars of the Vietnam - Laos bilateral relationship.
After 5 years of implementing the Cooperation Decree for the 2020 - 2024 period between the two countries' Ministries of Defense, the two sides have achieved important and outstanding results: high political and strategic trust, solidarity and close relations between the two countries' armies are increasingly consolidated; forms and mechanisms of cooperation are increasingly diverse, spreading more deeply and widely; security and order in the border areas of the two countries are increasingly consolidated; cooperation in human resource training is increasingly valued...
General Phan Van Giang
General Phan Van Giang suggested that in the coming time, the two sides focus on effectively and comprehensively implementing the Protocol on defense cooperation for the 2025-2029 period and the cooperation plan for 2025.
In particular, fully and effectively deploy cooperation mechanisms, especially the defense policy dialogue mechanism; strengthen multilateral cooperation, maintain the annual meeting mechanism between the three defense ministers of Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia; improve the quality of cooperation in training and human resource development; strengthen cooperation in border management and protection...
Senior Lieutenant General Khamliang Outhakaysone, Minister of National Defense of Laos
At the meeting, Senior Lieutenant General Khamliang Outhakaysone sent congratulations on the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army and the 35th anniversary of National Defense Day. Senior Lieutenant General Khamliang Outhakaysone said that this was his first foreign visit as Lao Minister of Defense, demonstrating the importance he attaches to relations with Vietnam.
After the talks, the two Ministers signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in building military and defense laws.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/dai-tuong-phan-van-giang-hoi-dam-voi-tan-bo-truong-quoc-phong-lao-185241218095750035.htm
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