(VOVworld) - The third Vietnam-Japan defense policy dialogue opened in Hanoi on Thursday. Both sides discussed world and regional issues of mutual interest and reviewed recent bilateral defense cooperation. The Vietnamese delegation was led by Deputy Defense Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh, while Vice Defense Minister Tokuchi Hideshi headed the Japanese delegation. The two sides agreed that the two ministries will maintain defense policy dialogues at the deputy-ministerial level and continue to exchange delegations at other levels. They will also assist each other in personnel training and share their experiences in coping with natural disasters, conducting search and rescue and overcoming the consequences of bombs and mines left by the war. Both sides expressed their wish to promote all-round defense ties in the interests of the two countries’ people and for peace, stability and development in the region and the world at large.