Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang (R) presents a souvenir to Russian Minister of Emergency Situations Sen. Lt. Gen. Kurenkov Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich at their meeting in Hanoi on November 9. (Photo: VNA) Stressingthe growing traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership betweenVietnam and Russia, the host official said bilateral defence cooperation has continuedto be carried out fruitfully and serve as a pillar of the two countries’relations.
The twosides have effectively maintained such cooperation mechanisms as the IntergovernmentalCoordinating Committee for the Vietnam - Russia Tropical Centre and the defencestrategy dialogue at the deputy ministerial level. They have also obtained recognisablecooperation results in manpower training, military medicine, military history, andcooperation between their military services and arms, among others, he noted.
He highlyvalued the role of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the development ofRussia and also applauded the cooperation activities between the Russianministry and the Vietnamese National Committee for Search and Rescue.
Giangcalled on his guest to continue to direct relevant agenciesof the Russian ministry to enhance ties with the Vietnamese Ministry ofNational Defence’s Department of Research and Rescue - the Office of theNational Committee for Incident and Natural Disaster Response, Search and Rescue,with a focus on delegation exchanges, manpower training, and sharing of specialisedknowledge.
For hispart, the visiting minister introduced his ministry’s functions and tasks, sayingthat international cooperation is one of the most important fields his ministryworks on.
The RussianMinistry of Emergency Situations is ready to share specialised knowledge with andwishes to learn Vietnam’s experience in incident and natural disaster response,he went on, adding that it hopes to continue bilateral cooperation to help furtherintensify the two countries’ traditional friendship./.
VNA
