Minister of National Defense General Phan Van Giang meets with Vernon Coaker, Minister of State for Defense of the United Kingdom. Photo: qdnd.vn

The Vietnamese and British defense leaders met on Tuesday in London as part Party General Secretary To Lam’s official visit to the UK, where they agreed on the direction of cooperation, including exchange of delegations at all levels, cooperation in training, navy, defense industry, UN peacekeeping, and cooperation between defense research institutes.

Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense will organize the 3rd Vietnam International Defense Exhibition in 2026, Minister Giang said, hoping that the British Ministry of Defense will continue to support and send defense officials and enterprises to this event.