Hanoi, Feb. 25 -- The third Vietnam - South Africa Defence Policy Dialogue took place in Hanoi on February 25, co-chaired by Vietnam's Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and Acting Secretary for Defence of South Africa Thobekile Gamede.

During the dialogue, Chien underscored that the Vietnam-South Africa defence cooperation has continued to develop positively based on the agreement on defence ties signed in May 2006 and orientations agreed by defence leaders of the two countries, aligning with their capabilities and needs.

The bilateral partnership has yielded notable achievements across several domains, including regular high-level delegation exchanges and enhanced collaboration in the defenc...