megimoo
06-23-2011, 11:04 PM
Vietnam announced on Thursday that its navy will hold a joint exercise with the US Navy.
Vietnamese foreign ministry spokesperson, Nguyen Phuong Nga told reporters that US Navy ships will call at a Vietnamese port and hold a joint naval rescue drill with the Vietnamese navy. She said the drill will promote friendship between the 2 navies.
The joint exercise is expected to be held for several days off of central Vietnam in late July.
The navies conducted a similar drill last August.
In May, warning shots were fired from Chinese ships at Vietnamese fishing boats.
Also in May, the Vietnamese government accused Chinese patrol boats of obstructing a Vietnam state-run oil company survey ship.
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_03.html
Vietnamese foreign ministry spokesperson, Nguyen Phuong Nga told reporters that US Navy ships will call at a Vietnamese port and hold a joint naval rescue drill with the Vietnamese navy. She said the drill will promote friendship between the 2 navies.
The joint exercise is expected to be held for several days off of central Vietnam in late July.
The navies conducted a similar drill last August.
In May, warning shots were fired from Chinese ships at Vietnamese fishing boats.
Also in May, the Vietnamese government accused Chinese patrol boats of obstructing a Vietnam state-run oil company survey ship.
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_03.html