Vietnam to reinforce defence ties with New Zealand, UK, SingaporeVietnamese Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich had bilateral meetings with defence officials of New Zealand, the UK and Singapore on June 1 on the sidelines of the 17th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich (R) meets with Defence Minister of New Zealand Ron Mark in Singapore on June 1Meeting with Defence Minister of New Zealand Ron Mark, Minister Lich expressed his delight at the recent development of Vietnam-New Zealand relations, including defence ties. At the meeting with Singaporean Defence Minister Ng Eng Heng, the Vietnamese official congratulated Singapore and its army on successfully organising the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Retreat and the ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces Informal Meeting. The two ministers shared the view that over the past years, especially since the signing of the bilateral defence cooperation agreement in 2009, their defence relations have grown positively and resulted in initial practical outcomes. Minister Lich asked Singapore to support Vietnam when his country acts as ASEAN Chair in 2020.-VNA