A US transport ship arrived in Da Nang on Monday to start the 8^th Pacific Partnership mission in the Southeast Asian country, the US embassy in Ha Noi said.

The US expeditionary transport ship U.S.N.S. Fall River docked in Da Nang on Monday. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Embassy Ha Noi

The arrival of the U.S.N.S. Fall River marks the 4^th consecutive year that the Pacific Partnership mission has landed in Viet Nam.

Delegates from Australia, Japan, the U.S. and the UK will also be taking part in the mission to promote the partnership between Viet Nam and the US, and collaboration among partner countries, the embassy said in a statement.

Over the next 10 days, they will be working with Vietnamese civilian medical officers, participating in civil engineering projects, exchanging expertise with military medical staff and taking part in community projects.

Lieutenant Commander Greg Dusetzina, the American officer in charge of the Viet Nam mission, was quoted as saying that the Pacific Partnership's mission is critical to maintaining peace and stability in the region.

The mission will move south to Khanh Hoa Province following its stop in Da Nang.

(Source: VnExpress International)