Vietnamese top brass in Yogya

Vietnamese top brass in Yogya

YOGYAKARTA: Vietnamese Armed Forces Chief Gen. Pham Van Tra
visited the Indonesian Air Force Academy here yesterday.

Accompanied by the academy's governor, Maj. Gen. Gandhy NS,
the Vietnamese general toured the campus and observed its
facilities, Antara reported.

He planted a tree to mark his visit and then went on to the
Buddhist Borobudur and the Hindu Prambanan temples.

Gen. Pham's visit to Yogyakarta was part of his several-day
tour of Indonesia. He was accompanied by eleven high-ranking
military officials from his country.

He met with Indonesian Armed Forces Commander Gen. Feisal
Tanjung in Jakarta Tuesday.

Pham's visit to Indonesia was his first since Vietnam joined
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations last year.