Deputy Defence Minister, Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang and Admiral Um Hyun-seong, chief of the Naval Operations of the RoK (Photo: qdnd.vn)

Mr. Giang, who is also Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, made the statement in Hanoi on Thursday while receiving Admiral Um Hyun-seong, RoK’s chief of Naval Operations. General Giang said the partnership between the two navies has strengthened friendship between Vietnam and the RoK.