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PM Dung hailed the results of talks between the Japanese delegation and the Vietnam People’s Army, adding that the implementation of agreements reached at the talks will help promote multi-faceted Vietnam-Japan ties.
He stressed that Vietnam, as a strategic partner of Japan, will do its best to develop comprehensive cooperation in a more in-depth, practical and effective way.
Gen. Iwasaki expressed his wish that Vietnam will create favourable conditions for defensive relations, especially in the fields of humanitarian assistance, military medicine, anti-terrorism, search and rescue, and information technology.
He confirmed Japan’s support for the resolution of disputes over the East Sea through peaceful negotiations and based on international law.
The same day, Gen. Iwasaki met with the Chief of General Staff of the Vietnam’s People’s Army, Do Ba Ty.
** Japan, Vietnam boost national defence ties
The Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, Gen. Do Ba Ty, met with the Chief of Joint Staff, Japan Self Defense Forces, Gen. Shigeru Iwasaki, in Hanoi on May 29.
At the meeting, the two sides briefed each other on their countries’ socio-economic developments and reviewed the two armies’ cooperation in recent years.
They discussed measures to further promote national defence relations in the future, including exchanging visits by high-level delegations, hosting dialogues on national defence policies, training staff and providing humanitarian support for disasters.
They also discussed issues of mutual concern for the sake of peace, stability, development and prosperity in the region and the world.
The same day, Gen Iwasaki paid a courtesy visit to Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and called at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the Vietnam Military History Museum.
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