( Bqp.vn ) - On the morning of August 14, at the Headquarters of the Ministry of National Defense, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, member of the Party Central Committee, member of the Central Military Commission, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, Deputy Minister of National Defense, chaired the welcoming ceremony for General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohammad bin Ab Rahman, Commander of the Malaysian Defense Force, on an official visit to Vietnam.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong welcomed General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohammad bin Ab Rahman.

General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohammad bin Ab Rahman and Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong review the Guard of Honor of the Vietnam People's Army.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong introduced the members of the Vietnamese delegation to General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohammad bin Ab Rahman.

General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohammad bin Ab Rahman introduced the members of the Malaysian delegation to Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong and General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohammad bin Ab Rahman.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong and General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohammad bin Ab Rahman took a photo with the delegates.

Immediately after the welcoming ceremony, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong held talks with General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohammad bin Ab Rahman.

View of the meeting.

At the talks, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong emphasized that the visit of General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohammad bin Ab Rahman is of great significance, a practical activity to implement the common perception of the two countries' Defense Ministers; thereby creating new momentum for the cooperative relationship between the two countries' armies, actively contributing to the Vietnam - Malaysia relationship, for peace, cooperation, and prosperous development in the region and the world.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong speaks at the meeting.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong affirmed that in recent times, based on the Memorandum of Understanding between the two governments on defense cooperation signed in December 2023 during the official visit to Vietnam by the Malaysian Minister of Defense, bilateral military and defense cooperation has been promoted by both sides, achieving substantial and outstanding results in the following areas: Exchange of delegations at all levels; effectively maintaining the naval consultation mechanism, exchanging experiences between the two countries' Air Forces; training; actively consulting and supporting each other at multilateral forums and international events hosted by each country...

Within the framework of the strategic partnership, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong said that the potential and room for defense cooperation between the two countries is still very large. Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong suggested that the two sides continue to effectively implement the common perception of the two countries' senior leaders and the contents of the Memorandum of Understanding between the two governments on defense cooperation, focusing on the following areas: Exchange of delegations at all levels, especially high-level delegations; effectively maintaining existing cooperation mechanisms and promptly establishing and implementing a defense policy dialogue mechanism at the Deputy Minister level, an Air Force consultation mechanism, and exchanges of young officers; military and service cooperation; training; defense industry; military medicine; search and rescue; United Nations peacekeeping; continuing to actively consult and support each other at multilateral forums and mechanisms, especially the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting (ADMM), the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM+)...

In December 2024, the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense will organize the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army and the second Vietnam International Defense Exhibition. Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong respectfully invited General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohammad bin Ab Rahman and leaders of the Malaysian Army to attend, welcoming the active participation of Malaysian defense enterprises.

General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohammad bin Ab Rahman speaks at the meeting.

For his part, General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohammad bin Ab Rahman emphasized that the visit demonstrates the importance of further strengthening the cooperative relationship between the two countries and the two armies, and is an opportunity for both sides to promptly promote the implementation of increasingly substantive and effective cooperation areas. General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohammad bin Ab Rahman said that countries need to work together even more in the context of current intertwined and multi-dimensional global challenges.

At the talks, the two sides discussed the world and regional situation of mutual concern; highly appreciated the important role of ASEAN in shaping and maintaining the regional security structure, promoting substantive cooperation among member countries as well as between ASEAN and its partners. Regarding maritime issues, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong emphasized that Vietnam advocates the maintenance of peace, stability, security, safety, freedom of navigation and aviation; advocates the settlement of all disputes by peaceful means, in accordance with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS); effectively and fully implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), towards building a substantive, effective Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) in accordance with international law.

Thuy Linh