HO CHI MINH CITY, May 30 (Xinhua) -- A Royal Australian Navy warship, HMAS Anzac, with a crew of 215 officers and sailors on board, arrived here Monday, kicking off its four-day goodwill visit.

The ship and its crew were welcomed by representatives from the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, the Military Region 7, and the Navy High Command, along with those from the Australian Consulate General in the city, Vietnam News Agency reported.

Officers and soldiers from HMAS Anzac are scheduled to pay courtesy visits to leaders of the municipal Department of Foreign Affairs and the Military Region 7.

They will meet their counterparts from the Vietnamese People's Navy to participate in sharing professional knowledge of communications and joint exercise at sea.