HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) agreed on a common need to cement the framework of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the field of national defence and security and to promote substantive cooperation and technology transfer in the defence industry. Việt Nam would also welcome South Korean businesses to focus on transferring source technology to Việt Nam, Thưởng said. The two sides agreed to continue working closely to effectively implement the RoK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) support for Việt Nam, Thưởng said. The RoK Government would actively support the enhancement of security and order at sea in Việt Nam based on the Memorandum of Understanding on maritime security signed this time, Yoon said. He added the RoK would expand defence technology cooperation with Việt Nam based on the political trust between the two countries that had been increasingly consolidated.
