Vietnam urges stronger military cooperation with Thailand?
March 26th, 2010 | by admin |Hanoi – Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged Thailand to strengthen military cooperation for the benefit of both countries, state media reported Thursday. The armies of the two countries should continue joint sea patrols, information exchanges, training for officers, and cooperation in crime prevention and control, said Dung while receiving Thai Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon Wednesday.
Viet Nam News on Thursday quoted Dung as saying he was pleased to see the continuous development of the friendship and cooperation between the two countries in many fields such as economy, trade, investment, culture, education and training, security and defence.
Cooperation between the armies of Vietnam and Thailand, especially their joint sea patrols, has contributed to boosting mutual ties and benefits, Dung said.
He also stressed that Vietnam was willing to soon welcome the Thai prime minister to visit Vietnam. Before that, Vietnamese Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh had held talks with his Thai counterpart, Prawit Wongsuwon. The two ministers discussed the security situation in the region, relations between Vietnam and Thailand, and agreed on more joint sea patrols.
Vietnam is strengthening military cooperation with many countries in the region and the world like the Philippines, India, Japan and the United States. A Vietnamese defence official who declined to be named said Thanh would visit the Pentagon in Washington in the third quarter this year. (Earthtimes)
This news is 100% exact.
Vietnam used to be the 4th strongest army in the world after WWII, and up to 1980s. Vietnam after that had changed its path to support its economy insteads of army. It stoped racing its army by then; however, a few recent years, the world peace seems to be fluctuated, Vietnam and many other Southest Asia countries has started to reinforce their army to retain their border and sea.
Vietnam to recieve 8 Sukhoi Su-30KM2 fighters in 2010
ZHUKOVSKY (Moscow Region), – Russia will fulfill a contract on the delivery of eight Su-30MK2 fighters to Vietnam in 2010, state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Wednesday.
Russia and Vietnam signed a of $500 million agreement on the sale of eight Su-30MK2 fighters in January 2009.
“The contract was signed in January, and we will fulfill it in 2009-2010,” Alexander Mikheyev, deputy general director of Rosoboronexport said at the MAKS-2009 air show near Moscow.
Mikheyev said Vietnam had already made several advanced payments under the contract and the deliveries would be made in two batches of four aircraft each.
Su-30MK2 is an advanced two-seat version of the Su-27 Flanker multirole fighter with upgraded electronics and capability to launch anti-ship missiles.
Russia’s Federal Service for Military Cooperation said in June that Vietnam had expressed interest in buying additional Su-30MK2 fighters and talks on a new contract could start in the near future.
Military aircraft continue to dominate Russia’s arms exports, and are expected to total about $2.6 billion in 2009 sales. (RIA Novosti)
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This news is 100% exact.
Vietnam used to be the 4th strongest army in the world after WWII, and up to 1980s. Vietnam after that had changed its path to support its economy insteads of army. It stoped racing its army by then; however, a few recent years, the world peace seems to be fluctuated, Vietnam and many other Southest Asia countries has started to reinforce their army to retain their border and sea.
Vietnam to recieve 8 Sukhoi Su-30KM2 fighters in 2010
ZHUKOVSKY (Moscow Region), – Russia will fulfill a contract on the delivery of eight Su-30MK2 fighters to Vietnam in 2010, state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Wednesday.
Russia and Vietnam signed a of $500 million agreement on the sale of eight Su-30MK2 fighters in January 2009.
“The contract was signed in January, and we will fulfill it in 2009-2010,” Alexander Mikheyev, deputy general director of Rosoboronexport said at the MAKS-2009 air show near Moscow.
Mikheyev said Vietnam had already made several advanced payments under the contract and the deliveries would be made in two batches of four aircraft each.
Su-30MK2 is an advanced two-seat version of the Su-27 Flanker multirole fighter with upgraded electronics and capability to launch anti-ship missiles.
Russia’s Federal Service for Military Cooperation said in June that Vietnam had expressed interest in buying additional Su-30MK2 fighters and talks on a new contract could start in the near future.
Military aircraft continue to dominate Russia’s arms exports, and are expected to total about $2.6 billion in 2009 sales. (RIA Novosti)
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