Việt Nam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on defence industry cooperation during talks between high-ranking delegations from their defence ministries on Tuesday.
The document was signed by Senior Lieutenant General Nguyễn Trường Thắng, Deputy Minister of National Defence of Việt Nam, and Lieutenant General Ibrahim Nasser Mohammed Al Alawi, Undersecretary of the UAE Ministry of Defence.
At the talks, Thắng said that since diplomatic relations were established in 1993, Việt Nam and the UAE had continuously strengthened their ties on the basis of friendship, equality, mutual respect and cooperation for the benefit of both peoples.
Bilateral cooperation had grown steadily across such areas as politics, diplomacy, economy, trade, investment and labour.
He noted that defence cooperation had recorded positive progress in line with the Việt Nam–UAE Comprehensive Partnership. During recent high-level meetings and exchanges, leaders of the two countries reached an important common understanding on strengthening bilateral defence cooperation, including defence industry collaboration, while continuing to support major events hosted by each side.
