Prime Minister visits exhibition booths at Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024

(NLDO) - The opening ceremony of the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024 took place with many elaborate and spectacular performances.

On the morning of December 19, the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense held the opening ceremony of the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024 at Gia Lam airport (Hanoi).

Thủ tướng thăm các gian trưng bày tại Triển lãm Quốc phòng quốc tế Việt Nam 2024- Ảnh 1. — General Phan Van Giang welcomed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to the Exhibition

The opening ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh; General Phan Van Giang, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defense; General Luong Tam Quang, Minister of Public Security, and many leaders of central ministries, departments and agencies.

On the international side, there were Senior Lieutenant General Khamliang Outhakaysone, Minister of National Defense of Laos; Senior Lieutenant General Tea Seiha, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of Cambodia; Senior Lieutenant General Álvaro Lopez Miera, Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba; Lieutenant General Khrenin Viktor Gennadievich, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of Belarus; Mr. Phumtham Wechayachai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of Thailand; Major General Pehin Datu Lailaraja Dato Paduka Seri Haji Halbi, Second Minister of National Defense of Brunei; Mr. Byambatsogt Sandag, Minister of National Defense of Mongolia; representatives of leaders of the Ministry of National Defense and military commanders of many countries in the region and the world.

The opening ceremony program with the theme "Vietnam - Peace - Cooperation - Development" with 2,000 officers and soldiers of the Vietnam People's Army performing. In particular, the Vietnam Air Force flew to welcome, the Vietnam People's Army Special Forces, and Border Guard Military Dogs performed to welcome the exhibition.

Thủ tướng thăm các gian trưng bày tại Triển lãm Quốc phòng quốc tế Việt Nam 2024- Ảnh 2. — Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and delegates attended the opening ceremony of the exhibition.

The Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024 has a total area of over 100,000 m2 with an indoor exhibition area of 15,000 m2 (double that of 2022) and an outdoor area of over 20,000 m2. The exhibition has the participation of 66 international delegations and more than 240 defense industry enterprises from 49 countries.

Enterprises participating in the exhibition display and introduce combat vehicles, technological solutions, weapons, equipment used for the navy, army, air force, cyber warfare, and logistics and technical equipment.

Thủ tướng thăm các gian trưng bày tại Triển lãm Quốc phòng quốc tế Việt Nam 2024- Ảnh 3. — Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and delegates press the button to open the National Defense Exhibition.

Many Vietnamese products displayed and introduced at the exhibition were researched and manufactured by agencies and units of the Ministry of National Defense, such as: General Department of Defense Industry, Air Defense - Air Force, Navy, Military Technical Academy, Vietnam - Russia Tropical Center, Armored Corps, Chemical Corps, Military Science and Technology Institute, Military Industry - Telecommunications Group (Viettel) and commercial and service companies of the Ministry of National Defense.