Hanoi, June 23 -- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang hosted Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam James Nickel in Hanoi on June 23, discussing measures to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation. Expressing his satisfaction with the positive and increasingly substantive development of the Vietnam - Canada Comprehensive Partnership, Giang noted that based on the existing agreements, including the 2019 memorandum of understanding on defence cooperation and the 2024-2026 defence cooperation plan, bilateral defence ties have been effectively advanced across a range of areas, including delegation exchanges, dialogue and consultations, training, United Nations peacekeeping operations, defence industr...