Vietnam, Australia to boost military ties
Last updated: 10/11/2010 19:00
 |
Vietnamese Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh addresses the opening ceremony of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) defense ministers' meeting in Hanoi. |
Vietnam and Australia on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding that foresees stepped-up joint military training and exercises, Australia said.
Canberra's Minister for Defense, Stephen Smith, and his Vietnamese counterpart Phung Quang Thanh signed the document ahead of an inaugural Asia-wide defense forum being held in the Vietnamese capital on Tuesday.
"It will provide the framework for enhanced practical cooperation between Australia and Vietnam in areas including strategic level policy dialogue, military training and exercises, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief," a statement from the Australian embassy in Hanoi said.
Vietnam and Australia last year established a "Comprehensive Partnership Agreement" covering trade, development assistance, security and defense.
Australia's Smith is among eight regional defense ministers, including from the United States, who will meet Tuesday with their counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which is currently chaired by Vietnam.
Australia fought alongside the United States during the Vietnam War, which ended in 1975, but Canberra and Hanoi now have broad-based ties.
"The MOU reflects the growing bilateral defense relationship between Australia and Vietnam," said the statement.
Source: AFP
Outdoor advertising viet nam, outdoor advertising Vietnam, outdoor Vietnam, Billboard, Panô ngoài trời, advertising Vietnam, outdoor advertising agency Vietnam, OOH Vietnam, Bussiness Vietnam, Ben Thanh Market, Vietnam daily news, Advertising, Vietnam, business blog, advertising blog, nice blog, professional blog, quảng cáo ngoài trời, outdoor agency, quảng cáo ngoài trời giá rẻ, quảng cáo chuyên nghiệp, cần tìm vị trí quảng cáo ngoài trời, quảng cáo ngoài trời chuyên nghiệp, quảng cáo ngoài trời Đà Nẵng, quảng cáo ngoài trời Huế, quảng cáo ngoài trời sông Hàn
