Virtual conference discusses preparations for Int’l Army Games

Vietnamese soldiers at the 2020 International Army Games (Photo: VNA)

 
Hanoi (VNA) – Military training departments of Vietnam and Russia convened a virtual conference on December 16 to discuss preparations for the organisation of the International Army Games in 2021.

The event was jointly presided over by Maj. Gen Tran Van Ba, Deputy Director of the Department of Politico-Military Training under the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and Sen. Lieut. Col. Khodko Yuri Mikhailovich from the Operational Training Directorate at the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia.

At the conference, the two sides discussed preparations for the next year’s Games and events that Vietnam plans to take part in and observe.

The Vietnamese side also proposed hosting some events of the International Army Games 2021 and requested its Russian counterpart to promptly issue regulations of the competition so that teams of the VPA will soon engage in training and obtain good results, contributing to the success of the upcoming Games./.