Defence Minister hosts Russian ambassador

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang hosted a reception for Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Bezdetko Gennady Stepanovich in Hanoi on August 4.
Defence Minister hosts Russian ambassador ảnh 1At the meeting (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of National Defence GeneralPhan Van Giang hosted a reception for Russian Ambassador to Vietnam BezdetkoGennady Stepanovich in Hanoi on August 4.

At the meeting, Giang said despite impacts of theCOVID-19 pandemic, Vietnamese and Russian defence ministries are resolvedto effectively materialise their cooperation plan in 2021, contributing to consolidatingand enhancing the bilateral defence ties and military technology cooperation.

The two sides have focused on online meetings andtalks, training, military technology cooperation, and donation of medicalsupplies to serve the pandemic combat, he added.

The Vietnamese defence ministry has sent delegationsto the International Army Games 2021 and the International Military-TechnicalForum (Army 2021), along with two frigates to attend a naval parade in Russia’s Vladivostokcity, Giang told the ambassador.

The minister lauded joint efforts to completeprocedures to present orders and medals to leaders and officers of the twoministries, as well as coordination in building documents as part of the dossiermarking the 70th anniversary of defence cooperation between Vietnamand the Soviet Union/Russia.

He also informed that the Defence Ministry and the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia are working to secure an amount of vaccines to present to the Vietnamese Defence Ministry to inoculate officers and soldiers working on the frontline of thepandemic combat.

For his part, the ambassador pledged to work to promote the comprehensive strategic partnership between thetwo countries, including the defence ties and military technology cooperation./.
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