Vietnam, France seek to step up defence partnershipDeputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh met with senior officers from the French Ministry of Defence to discuss a wide range of measures to boost defence cooperation between Vietnam and France. Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi VinhThe meetings took place on the occasion of the official visit to France by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong from March 26-28. The Deputy Defence Minister proposed specific measures such as increasing all-level delegation exchanges, sharing defence strategic issues, and promoting cooperation in training, defence industry, military trade, medical military, peacekeeping activities, and post-war consequences settlement, among others. Agreeing with the Vietnamese leader’s opinions, Minister of Defence Florence Parly showed her belief in outcomes of bilateral cooperation in the coming time. The two sides agreed on key orientations to ratchet up bilateral defence ties, mutual support at multilateral forums, participation in UN peacekeeping force, and the possibility of France’s participation in ADMM , and more.