At the meeting after the welcoming ceremony, General Phan Van Giang sent congratulations on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Singapore Armed Forces.
Two ministers review the honor guard of the Vietnam People's Army
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General Phan Van Giang emphasized that Vietnam and Singapore are two active members of the ASEAN community and have good friendly relations. The two countries have many potentials, advantages and similar strategic interests.
The upgrading of relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership in March 2025 is a historic milestone, opening a new chapter in the relationship between the two Parties and two countries, including defense cooperation.
The Vietnamese Minister of National Defense assessed that over the past time, bilateral defense cooperation has achieved good, comprehensive, and substantive results, making important contributions to strengthening political trust between the two countries.
In particular, delegation exchanges at all levels are focused on; consultation, dialogue, information exchange and communication mechanisms are effectively maintained, especially the defense policy dialogue mechanism; cooperation between military, service, security, maritime safety and training continues to be bright spots...
General Phan Van Giang at the meeting
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General Phan Van Giang thanked the Singaporean Ministry of National Defense for providing the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense with scholarships for specialized training and language training; and for receiving officers from the Vietnamese Navy, Coast Guard and Border Guard to work at the Maritime Security Information Sharing Center (IFC).
General Phan Van Giang suggested that in the coming time, the two sides continue to strengthen trustful, comprehensive, substantive and focused cooperation in the following areas: exchanging delegations at all levels, especially high-level ones; effectively maintaining existing consultation and dialogue mechanisms; training; military and service cooperation...
Mr. Chan Chun Sing, Minister of Defense of Singapore
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For his part, Mr. Chan Chun Sing, Singapore's Minister of Defense, said that the two sides need to further promote bilateral defense cooperation, commensurate with the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.
Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang and Singaporean Minister of Defense Chan Chun Sing with delegates from the two countries at the welcoming ceremony.
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He expressed his agreement with the contents of the discussion by General Phan Van Giang and affirmed his readiness to welcome officers of the Vietnam People's Army to train in Singapore.
At the same time, the two sides agreed to continue to effectively maintain consultation and dialogue mechanisms, especially towards the success of the upcoming defense policy dialogue to be held in Vietnam.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/singapore-san-sang-don-quan-nhan-viet-nam-sang-dao-tao-185250722121846794.htm
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