Vice Minister of National Defence and Chief of the General Staff of Vietnam, Lieutenant General Do Ba Ty, accompanied by his wife Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thang and a twelve-member delegation arrived in Visakhapatnam on 26 September 2013, on a two day visit to the Eastern Naval Command.
The General Officer held discussions with Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command and was briefed on the role and function of the Command. The Chief of the General Staff is scheduled to visit a frontline ship and a submarine of the Command during his stay.
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thang interacted with members of the Navy Wives Welfare Association (Eastern Region) at the NWWA Kendra and undertook a windshield tour of the Dolphin Hill married accommodation.
[mappress] Press Release, September 27, 2013; Image: Indian MoD