Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 8 for the Director of Israel’s Defence Export and Cooperation Agency (SIBAT) Mishel Ben Baruch, who is on a working visit to Vietnam to seek ways to strengthen bilateral defence ties.

Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh (R) presents a gift to Director of Israel’s Defence Export and Cooperation Agency Mishel Ben Baruch (Source: qdnd.vn) 

Stressing positive developments in Vietnam-Israel defence relations, Senior Lieutenant General Vinh showed his hopes that the visit of the SIBAT delegation will help to further enhance ties.

He affirmed that the Vietnamese Defence Ministry’s leaders will create all the favourable conditions for the delegation to meet and seek cooperation opportunities with Vietnamese partners in line with Vietnam’s laws.

He suggested that both sides speed up collaboration in education, training, search and rescue missions, and the defence industry.

For his part, Baruch informed the host of the outcomes of his working session with representatives of the Vietnamese Defence Ministry’s Department of Foreign Relations.

The Israeli side is willing to boost defence cooperation with Vietnam, especially in education-training, search and rescue missions, and the defence industry, he affirmed.

Nhan Dan