Cooperation with Vietnam
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- Date: 12.06.2015
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SVK military training facilities could be utilised by service personnel of the Vietnam People’s Armed Forces (VPAF). The VPAF are also interested in the experience of our troops developed during international crisis management operations. These are the conclusions of the bilateral meeting between SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč and Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Gen Phung Quang Thanh.
“We broached the topic of exchanging spare components because some equipment in service with the Vietnamese military has also been in service with our Armed Forces. What’s more, close defence industry cooperation is emerging as very realistic,” said Minister Glváč. During the meeting, the Minister and his Vietnamese partner signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the SVK and Vietnamese MODs.
Within the visit, Martin Glváč gave his support to the Slovak arms producers participating in a defence manufacturers’ workshop in Vietnam.
The Minister also met with the President of Vietnam, Mr Truong Tan Sang. “The president fully supports our projects. We’ve agreed that there are prospective areas of cooperation in spite of the geographical distance,” remarked the head of the SVK MOD. During the official meeting, Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang asked SVK Minister of Defence Glváč to pass on his invitation to the President of the Slovak Republic to come for an official visit to Vietnam.
While in Vietnam, Martin Glváč received a tour of Vietnam’s largest military repair company, which has a similar production programme as military companies in Slovakia. Discussions resulted in the idea of setting up a joint venture in Slovakia. “In the long term, it is a great idea in view of investment and employment,” said the head of the SVK MOD, after touring the military engineering company. He also paid a visit to Headquarters Military Zone 7, being subordinate to the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence, which is tasked with organizing, building and exercising the command and control of the VPAF with the aim of securing the territorial integrity of Southeast Vietnam.
“We broached the topic of exchanging spare components because some equipment in service with the Vietnamese military has also been in service with our Armed Forces. What’s more, close defence industry cooperation is emerging as very realistic,” said Minister Glváč. During the meeting, the Minister and his Vietnamese partner signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the SVK and Vietnamese MODs.
Within the visit, Martin Glváč gave his support to the Slovak arms producers participating in a defence manufacturers’ workshop in Vietnam.
The Minister also met with the President of Vietnam, Mr Truong Tan Sang. “The president fully supports our projects. We’ve agreed that there are prospective areas of cooperation in spite of the geographical distance,” remarked the head of the SVK MOD. During the official meeting, Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang asked SVK Minister of Defence Glváč to pass on his invitation to the President of the Slovak Republic to come for an official visit to Vietnam.
While in Vietnam, Martin Glváč received a tour of Vietnam’s largest military repair company, which has a similar production programme as military companies in Slovakia. Discussions resulted in the idea of setting up a joint venture in Slovakia. “In the long term, it is a great idea in view of investment and employment,” said the head of the SVK MOD, after touring the military engineering company. He also paid a visit to Headquarters Military Zone 7, being subordinate to the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence, which is tasked with organizing, building and exercising the command and control of the VPAF with the aim of securing the territorial integrity of Southeast Vietnam.
