VN, RoK hold first defense dialogue
VGP – Việt Nam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) on March 19 in Hà Nội held the first defense dialogue to reinforce the strategic partnership between the two sides.
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Vietnamese and Korean delegations at the first defense dialogue |
The two sides agreed that the bilateral ties are entering a new development chapter in all fields in which defense cooperation is moving in a positive and effective manner in line with the strategic partnership.
Via contacts, exchanges and the defense dialogues, the two countries have enriched mutual confidence and created a new momentum to beef up the cooperative linkages between the two armies.
They also agreed on a number of measures to speed up the defense cooperation especially in delegation exchanges, industry, training, and celebrations of 20th anniversary of diplomatic ties and the Việt Nam-RoK Friendship Year.
The two sides talked about the implementation of multilateral defense cooperation which was reached at the first ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM ) plus in 2010.
The second defense dialogue is scheduled in 2013 in the RoK./.
By Kim Anh
