The Burmese navy ended its first ever port call to Vietnam on Tuesday after the three-day visit of two destroyers.
The UMS Mahar Bandoola and UMS Mahar Thiha Thura, each with 11 officers and 112 crew members, docked at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang on Sunday, according to Vietnamese state news agency VNA.
Burmese naval officers reportedly visited the High Command of Navy Region 3 and the Da Nang Municipal People's Committee.
The two ships arrived the same day as Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held talks with his Burmese counterpart Wunna Maung Lwin and was received by President Thein Sein and several other key figures in Naypyidaw.
The foreign ministers discussed defense and security cooperation, according to a statement by the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry. “The two sides shared the importance of securing peace and stability in the South China Sea,” the statement said.
China, whose territorial claims in the South China Sea clash with Vietnam, has so far been arguing for third-party nations not to get involved in the dispute.
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