Vietnam’s prime minister said on Thursday ( Dec. 19 ) that it wants to expand its international cooperation in defense in order to foster trust and prevent wars, and that the US is optimistic that its defense sector will play a significant role.
In remarks to open Vietnam’s next global arms good, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said the fair was” a message of peace, assistance and growth”.
The hands good, which will work until Sunday, is being held at Gia Lam Airport in Hanoi, with almost 250 attendees from lots of places, including the United States, China, Russia, Britain, Iran and Israel.
Chinh said Vietnam may stick to its “four no” rule, which prohibits using force or using its place against other countries, including military relationships, aligning with one nation against another, and using force or a risk of it in global connections.
US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper stated on the outside of the exhibition that US defense companies could collaborate with Asian counterparts in a number of ways, including through mutual manufacturing and technology exchanges.
Along with senior US defense and military leaders, he stated at a press meeting,” We want to have our great army companies working below with Vietnam on things like joint production and industrial transfers.”
” Our goal is to ensure that Vietnam has what it needs to defend its passions at ocean, in the air, on the ground and in cyberspace”, he said.
Vietnam has invested heavily in its defense features in a troubled area where it has clashed with China over territorial disputes in the South China Sea, mainly because it imports arms from Russia.
A Lockheed Martin C-130 was displayed at the fair during the US lecture. At the Hanoi fair, Boeing and Textron Aviation Defense are also present.
Solutions have informed Reuters that Lockheed Martin and Vietnam are in discussions regarding a potential bargain for the military transport aircraft.
Jedidiah Royal, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, stated at the presentation that the US plan for the place would remain unchanged when a new leadership took office in Washington in 2014.