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Defense Exchange between Japan Self-Defense Forces and the Vietnam People's Army
“Security Dialogues and Defense Exchanges between Japan and Asian Countries”

2015.06.24

A Japan Self-Defense Forces delegation of 11 field officers, led by a Major General, visited Vietnam for a 13-day trip beginning June 7, 2015. The officers paid a courtesy call to Lieutenant General Nguyen Quoc Khanh (Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Vietnam People's Army), had an informal discussion with Major General Vu Chien Thang (Director General of the Department of Foreign Relations, Ministry of National Defense), and visited the Border Defense Force Academy, Ho Chi Minh City's Military Command, and the land, sea, and air forces of Vietnam. These visits and discussions served to provide the Japanese delegation with a greater overall understanding of the Vietnam People's Army, while also achieving exchange between Japanese and Vietnamese military management at the field-officer level. The Japanese delegation also visited Vietnam's historical landmarks and deepened their understanding of Vietnam's culture and history.

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Courtesy call to Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Vietnam People's Army

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Informal discussion with Director General of the Department of Foreign Relations, Ministry of National Defense

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Courtesy call to Deputy Commander of Military Region 7

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Courtesy call to Deputy Commander of Vietnam People's Navy

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Visit to Vietnam People's Air Force

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Visit to Vietnam's Border Defense Force Academy

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Visit to Ho Chi Minh City's Military Command

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Reunification Palace and War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City

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