General Vinh heads for Vietnam-US defence policy dialogue

October 26, 2013 - 09:30 AM

Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh is attending a Vietnam-US defence policy dialogue in the US and visit Canada from October 24 to November 3.

His working trip is part of the Defence Ministry’s foreign relations programme for 2013 and at the invitations of Defence Secretaries of the US and Canada.

Source: VOV

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