The participation of foreign military personnel in the upcoming parade on September 2 is seen as a powerful symbol of national and international solidarity for peace, cooperation, friendship, and development, said Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien.

The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence has invited its counterparts from Russia, China, Laos, Cambodia, Cuba, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan, to attend the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19, 1945) and National Day (September 2).

The Ministry of National Defence convened a conference on July 7 to review Viet Nam's international integration and defence diplomacy efforts during the first half, and set directions and tasks for the remainder of the year.

The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence held an art programme in Ha Noi on July 3 evening, marking the 10-year review of the army’s implementation of the 12th-tenure Politburo’s Directive No. 05 on promoting the study and following of President Ho Chi Minh’s thought, morality, and lifestyle.

Women’s participation in peacekeeping operations was the main focus of a conference jointly held by the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations under the Ministry of National Defence and the Defence Attaché Office of the Australian Embassy in Hanoi on November 3.