General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence, held talks with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin following an official welcome ceremony for him in Washington DC on September 9.At the end of the talks, the two ministers signed the updated Vietnam-US Joint Vision Statement on defence cooperation, marking a new milestone in the bilateral defence ties, thereby contributing to the two countries' relationship and peace, stability and development in the region and the world.Source: Vietnam News Agency