Japan Coast Guard Training Vessel KOJIMA with 87 officers and crew members on board docked at the Da Nang International Port on July 25 to start a four-day visit to Vietnam. The visit is taking place at a time when the relations between Vietnam and Japan in general and the bilateral defence ties in particular are continuously reinforced.

The visit is one of specific activities to implement the agreements reached by leaders of the two nations’ Parties, States and defence ministries, aiming to further deepen the bilateral defence partnership. During their stay in the central coastal city of Da Nang, the Japanese delegation led by Colonel, Captain Hironnobu Tonozaki, will pay a courtesy visit to authorities of the municipal People’s Committee, the High Command of Military Zone 5, the Marine Police Zone 2, and the navigation search and rescue centre. A sport exchange event will also be held to increase mutual understanding between Vietnamese and Japanese soldiers and sailors.-VNA