Vietnamese Deputy Defense Minister Sr. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Truong Thang and his Russian counterpart Vasily Sergeevich Osmakov co-chaired the event.
At the dialogue, both sides agreed that bilateral defense cooperation had been implemented effectively over the past years, obtaining important results in several key areas, including exchanges of delegations and contacts at all levels, particularly at the high level; the completion and consolidation of the legal framework for bilateral defense cooperation; cooperation between the services, corps and agencies and units of the two defense ministries; personnel training; and scientific and technological research cooperation under the Viet Nam - Russia Tropical Center.
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Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang and Russian Deputy Minister of National Defense Vasily Sergeevich Osmakov co-chair the dialogue. |
In the coming time, based on the Defense Cooperation Development Plan for 2026-2030, signed in May 2025, the two sides will focus on promoting bilateral cooperation, with priority given to stepping up high-level delegation exchanges, contacts and strategic consultations; maintaining the effectiveness of the Viet Nam-Russia Deputy Ministerial Defense Strategic Dialogue; and expanding cooperation among the services, corps, agencies and units, as well as in personnel training.
Sr. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Truong Thang expressed his pleasure to invite leaders of the Russian Ministry of National Defense and Russian defense enterprises the third Viet Nam Defense Expo.
Meanwhile, Deputy Defense Minister Vasily Sergeevich Osmakov affirmed that Russia would continue to actively coordinate with the Vietnamese MND in implementing the areas of work agreed upon by both sides, thereby making Viet Nam-Russia defense cooperation increasingly effective, substantive and intensive.
The two sides also exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual concern. They discussed promoting cooperation within the framework of the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM+), strengthening coordination at multilateral forums, particularly ASEAN-led mechanisms, and supporting and participating in multilateral activities hosted by each side.
Both sides expressed confidence that the outcomes of the 9th dialogue would provide fresh impetus for the two defense ministries to advance bilateral defense cooperation in an increasingly effective and practical manner.
Concluding the dialogue, the two heads of delegation signed the minutes of the 9th Viet Nam-Russia Defense Strategic Dialogue.
Following the dialogue, on behalf of State President, Sr. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Truong Thang presented Viet Nam’s Friendship Orders to the N.G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy and the G.K. Zhukov Air and Space Defense Academy.
Translated by Quynh Oanh