(Bqp.vn) - On April 17, at the headquarters of the Ministry of National Defense, Vietnamese Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception for Ambassador of Poland to Vietnam Aleksander Surdej.
Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien congratulated Aleksander Surdej on his appointment as the Ambassador of Poland to Vietnam. He affirmed that defense cooperation between Vietnam and Poland has developed practically and effectively. Both sides have also established defense attaché offices in each country, which serve to promote bilateral defense cooperation.
Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and Ambassador Aleksander Surdej.
Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien hoped that in the future, Ambassador Aleksander Surdej would work with the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense to further advance key cooperation areas. This includes exchanging delegations, enhancing defense cooperation mechanisms, promoting interactions among defense enterprises, etc. He assured that Ambassador Aleksander Surdej would actively contribute to enhancing the overall Vietnam - Poland relations, particularly in defense cooperation, with the goal of promoting peace, stability, cooperation, and mutual development in the region and the world.
All delegates in a joint photo.
For his part, Ambassador Aleksander Surdej highly appreciated defense cooperation relationship with Vietnam and requested the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense to continue providing favorable conditions for the Polish Defense Attaché to fulfill his duties during the term in Vietnam. Ambassador Surdej emphasized that Poland is ready to support Vietnam in training students at military schools in Poland. In U.N. peacekeeping operations, Poland has a lot of experience and is willing to exchange and share experience with Vietnam. Ambassador Surdej affirmed that during his term, he will make every effort to contribute to the further development of defense cooperation between the two countries.
On this occasion, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, on behalf of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense, invited the Defense Minister and leaders of the Polish Ministry of Defense to participate in the Vietnam International Defense Expo in 2024.
