South Africa naval ship to visit Vietnam for first time

12:29' 25/10/2008 (GMT+7)

VietNamNet Bridge – A South Africa naval ship SAS Spioenkop will visit Ho Chi Minh City from October 31 to November 5, the South African Embassy in Hanoi said. The visit to Vietnam is part of the 121m-long naval ship’s tour of the Asian territorial waters, including Singapore, China, Malaysia and India. SAS Spioenkop’s visit to Vietnam is aimed at strengthening defence cooperation between South Africa and Vietnam, South African Ambassador to Vietnam Ratubatsi Super Moloi told reporters in Hanoi on October 24. This is the historically significant visit and the first visit to Vietnam by an African naval ship, said the diplomat.