Vietnam interested in Slovak military training facilities, says Defence Minister

Vietnamese soldiers could be trained at facilities in Slovakia in the future, Slovak Defence Minister Martin Glváč said after official talks with his counterpart Phung Quang Thanhom in Vietnam on Tuesday. Hanoi expressed interest in Slovakia sharing its military experience from international crisis management operations. "We also broached the issue of exchanging replacement parts, as the Vietnamese army uses some of the same pieces of equipment as our army. Closer cooperation in the defence industry also seems to be quite realistic", said Glváč, who, along with his Vietnamese counterpart, also inked a Memorandum on Understanding between the two defence ministries. In addition, Glváč supported Slovak arms manufacturers who were taking part in a defence industry workshop in Vietnam. "Today, I had an opportunity to open this workshop. The Vietnamese market is quite interesting for Slovak arms manufacturers," stressed Glváč. During his visit, the defence minister also met Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang.