The Russian Academy of Military Sciences has granted the title of academician to the Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defence, Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Huy Hieu.

Academician, Maj. Gen. Genrich Alexandrovich Sofronov, Vice President of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences and Head of the Russian delegation, handed over the certificate to Sen. Lt. Gen. Hieu at a ceremony held in Hanoi on April 2.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defence Lt. Gen. Truong Quang Khanh said the title not only honours Sen. Lt. Gen. Hieu, but also reflects the appreciation and recognition of Vietnam’s great achievements in terms of military sciences and strategy.

It is also vivid evidence of the traditional friendship between the people and armies of Vietnam and Russia, Khanh added.

Hieu, who is chairman of the Vietnamese sub-committee and co-chairman of the coordinating committee for the Vietnam-Russia Tropical Centre, pledged to fulfil all his duties in his capacity as a member of the Russian Academy of Military Sciences, thus helping to strengthen and develop the strategic partnership and comprehensive cooperation between the two nations./.