Australian royal naval ships make port call in Khanh Hoa province
(VOVWORLD) - The Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Canberra and frigate HMAS Newcastle docked at Cam Ranh International Port, Khanh Hoa province on Tuesday for a four-day goodwill visit to Vietnam.
 Frigate HMAS Newcastle at Cam Ranh International Port, May 7, 2019. (Photo: VNA) |
The visit is made as part of Australia’s Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019 (IPE 2019) held in regional countries of Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam. This is the first time the program has been organized in Vietnam since it was launched in 2017. Air Commodore Richard Owen, who led more than 800 Australian personnel, is scheduled to meet leaders of the provincial People’s Committee, and the Naval Region 4 High Command. During their visit, the Australian army band will give a public performance at Tue Tinh Park, Nha Trang city. In addition, the crew will have an exchange with students from the Thai Nguyen secondary school and the Information Technology-Foreign Language Centre.