Sudanese military delegation visits Viet Nam

August 21, 2007 (HANOI) — Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Khac Nghien, Chief of the General Staff of the Viet Nam People’s Army, received Gen. Haj Ahmed El Gaili, Chief of Joint Staff of the Sudan Armed Forces, in Ha Noi on August 21.

Nghien, who is also Deputy Minister of National Defence, said he hoped that the current visit by the Sudanese military delegation will contribute to promoting mutual understanding and the traditional friendship between the people and armies of Viet Nam and Sudan.

Host and guest exchanged views on the building of their armed forces as well as issues of mutual concern, reported the official Vietnam News Agency.

Later on the day, Gen. Haj Ahmed El Gaili and his entourage, who are in Viet Nam from August 18, paid courtesy visits to Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong and Minister of National Defence Gen. Phung Quang Thanh.

(VNA)