Vietnam's defense chief to visit RP

Sat, 03 Dec 1994, 00:00 WIB | Source: AFP

MANILA (AFP): Vietnamese Defense Minister Gen. Doan Khue and
his seven-member party are to arrive here tomorrow for talks on
joint military cooperation, including seaborne rescues in the
disputed Spratly islands, Filipino officials said yesterday.

A Defense Department statement here said the six-day visit
will mark the highest-level military meeting to date between
Vietnamese officials and their Philippine counterparts.

Khue, 71, will be accompanied by his deputy, Lt. Gen. Nguyen
Trong Xuyen, and six ranking military officers.

Improved ties between the two countries, emphasized during
President Fidel Ramos trip to Vietnam last March, also extends to
the economic sphere. Manila has been a staunch supporter of
Hanoi's bid to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN).

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