Sailing ship 286-Le Quy Don begins a friendly visit to Singapore. (Photo: VNA) The visit is part of activities to celebrate the50th founding anniversary of diplomaticrelations (1973-2023) and the 10th anniversary of strategic partnership (2013-2023) between the two countries.
Senior Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Tan, Deputy Director of the Maritime Warfare andDoctrine Institute (MWI) under the Singaporean Navy, chaired a welcomeceremony for the Vietnamese delegation, which is led by Deputy Political Commissar of the Vietnam NavalAcademy Colonel Bui Duy Thong.|
Tan expressed his hope that the visit would leave many good impressions on the delegation’smembers.
Thong said this is the second time sailing ship 286-Le Quy Don has visitedSingapore, affirming that the trip offers a chance for the two countries'navies to exchange and strengthen cooperation.
During the journey starting on October 4 to Singapore, the delegation conducted anti-piracyarrangement drills in the waters bordering Vietnam and Malaysia. They alsoconducted long-distance navigation training, focusing on checking the status ofequipment and weapons, enhancing command capability, combat readiness at sea, and reconnaissance.
As planned, the Vietnamesedelegation will visit the Singapore Navy Command; host a party and musicalevent on board, engage in cultural and sports exchanges with the SingaporeNavy, and tour historical and cultural landmarks in Singapore.
This trip aims tofurther enhance the friendship, cooperation, mutual understanding and trustbetween the military and naval forces of Vietnam and Singapore, and the twonavies’ ability to coordinate in addressing common maritime securitychallenges, serving the maintenance of peace, stability, cooperation, anddevelopment in the region./.
Thong said this is the second time sailing ship 286-Le Quy Don has visitedSingapore, affirming that the trip offers a chance for the two countries'navies to exchange and strengthen cooperation.
During the journey starting on October 4 to Singapore, the delegation conducted anti-piracyarrangement drills in the waters bordering Vietnam and Malaysia. They alsoconducted long-distance navigation training, focusing on checking the status ofequipment and weapons, enhancing command capability, combat readiness at sea, and reconnaissance.
As planned, the Vietnamesedelegation will visit the Singapore Navy Command; host a party and musicalevent on board, engage in cultural and sports exchanges with the SingaporeNavy, and tour historical and cultural landmarks in Singapore.
This trip aims tofurther enhance the friendship, cooperation, mutual understanding and trustbetween the military and naval forces of Vietnam and Singapore, and the twonavies’ ability to coordinate in addressing common maritime securitychallenges, serving the maintenance of peace, stability, cooperation, anddevelopment in the region./.
VNA
