Vietnam, Japan's defence officials meet

Hanoi (VNA) - Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh received visiting Japanese Vice Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi in Hanoi on May 6.

General Thanh hailed Vice Minister Kishi's visit, which, he said, would
enhance mutual understanding between the two armies and peoples.

Vice Minister Kishi informed the host of the results of his talks with his
Vietnamese counterpart, Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, on regional
security, orientations for bilateral defence cooperation, exchange of
military delegations and experience in search and rescue activities.

While in Vietnam , Vice Minister Kishi paid a floral tribute to late
President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum and visited his residence as well as
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