The commandant of VCG, Major General Nguyen Van Son, and ICG Inspector General Paramesh Sivamani (East) welcomed the visiting ship which traversed a distance of 3,575 nautical miles from its base port Hanoi in Vietnam.A six-member delegation, headed by the commandant of VCG, also arrived in Chennai for interaction with ICG and to witness joint exercise and various events organised between the two maritime forces.The ICG Inspector General said, "Under MoU signed in 2015, the ICG and VCG got into a collaborative arrangement in which ship visits have been institutionalised and so have the high-level meetings. The delegation arrived at Chennai last night and today they will be interacting with the Indian Coast Guard. They will also be visiting Kattupalli shipyard where ship guard is building ships for the VCG."During the stay, ICG and VCG ship will take part in Indo -Vietnam joint exercise Sathyog - Hop Tac 3028 in Chennai on October 4 to promote interoperability between the two maritime .
