In the afternoon of May 7, 2016, Mr. Tran Son Hai - Member of Khanh Hoa Provincial Standing Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee welcomes the captain of 2 Australian Naval ships led by Brigadier General Richard Owen – Commander of 661group.
Mr. Tran Son Hai - Member of Khanh Hoa Provincial Standing Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee (on the right) is giving a souvenir gift to Brigadier General Richard Owen.
At the meeting, Mr. Tran Son Hai introduced shortly the socio-economic development situation of Khanh Hoa province, the cooperative relationship between the province and Australia in recent years. At the same time, he expressed his wish through this meeting and the activities of the local delegation will contribute to strengthening the good relations between the two sides. Mr. Tran Son Hai also invited the delegation to attend the opening ceremony of Sea Festival Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa 2019.
On behalf of the delegation, Brigadier General Richard Owen would like to thank Khanh Hoa's solemn reception and believe that the solidarity, friendship and cooperation between the two countries are getting deeper. At the same time, he said the delegation of 2 Australian Naval ships will stay in Khanh Hoa until May 10th. During this time, the captain will have many activities such as: exchanging and sharing experiences on search and rescue and humanitarian assistance; sports exchanges with officers and soldiers of Region 4 Navy; participate in some community activities in Nha Trang city; visit historic sites and beautiful sites in Khanh Hoa. This activity is within the framework of the Pacific Endeavor Program 2019 (IPE) organized by Australia in a number of countries such as Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam.
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