On October 10th, Sailing ship 286-Le Quy Don of the Vietnam Naval Academy under the Vietnam People’s Navy docked at Changi port beginning a friendly visit to Singapore.
The visit is a part of activities to celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations (1973-2023) and the 10th anniversary of strategic partnership (2013-2023) between the two nations.
Deputy Director of the Maritime Warfare and Doctrine Institute (MWI) under the Singaporean Navy, Senior Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Tan, chaired a welcome ceremony for the Vietnamese delegation, which is led by Colonel Bui Duy Thong – Deputy Political Commissar of the Vietnam Naval Academy.
Tan expressed his hope that the visit would leave several good impressions on the delegation’s members.
Thong said this was the second time sailing ship 286-Le Quy Don visited Singapore, affirming that the trip offers a chance for the two countries’ navies to exchange and strengthen cooperation.
During the journey starting on October 4th to Singapore, the delegation conducted anti-piracy arrangement drills in the waters bordering Vietnam and Malaysia. They also conducted long-distance navigation training, while focusing on checking the status of equipment and weapons, combat readiness at sea, enhancing command capability, and reconnaissance.
The Vietnamese delegation will visit the Singapore Navy Command as planned; engage in cultural and sports exchanges with the Singapore Navy, host a party and musical event on board, and tour historical and cultural landmarks in Singapore.
This trip aims to further enhance the cooperation, mutual understanding, friendship trust between the military and naval forces of Vietnam and Singapore, and the two navies’ ability to coordinate in addressing common maritime security challenges, serving the maintenance of cooperation, peace, stability, and development in the region.
