Hanoi (VNA), March 15 -- Minister of National Defence, General Phan Van Giang on March 15 received outgoing Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Nikorndej Balankura who came to bid farewell at the end of his term.

At the reception, Giang highly valued the ambassador's contributions to promoting the Vietnam - Thailand strategic partnership in the fields of politics, diplomacy, defence-security, economics, trade, investment, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges.

He added that the contributions help strengthen strategic trust between the two countries, towards upgrading their relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

Regarding defence cooperation, Giang emphasised that over the past time, the two sides have attached importance to and m...