(VOVworld) - A high-ranking delegation led by Vietnamese Defense Minister General Phung Quang Thanh today/ on Monday began a 4-day visit to Thailand to boost ties in national defense. Both sides will discuss particular measures based on a bilateral agreement on defense cooperation signed last September.

Vietnam and Thailand defense leaders signed a bilateral agreement on defense cooperation in September, 2012 (Photo: nguyentandung.org)

The visit, made at the invitation of Thai Defence Minister General Sukumpol Suwanatat, will strengthen the friendship, mutual trust, and understanding between the two countries and their armies, contributing to regional and global peace, stability, cooperation, and development.