June 19, 2019 | 06:29 (GMT+7)
Top Vietnamese military political official visits Russia and Belarus
PANO - General Luong Cuong, Permanent Member of the Central Military Commission and Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army is leading a high-ranking Vietnamese military delegation, on an official visit to Russia and Belarus from June 18 to 26.
The visits are made at the invitation of Senior Lieutenant General Andrey Valeryevich Kartapolov, Deputy Defense Minister and Chief of Main Directorate for Political-Military Affairs of the Russian Armed Forces; and Colonel Kasinski Leonid Viktorovich, Assistant to the Minister of Defense of Belarus.
The visits of the Vietnamese military political delegation to Russia and the Republic of Belarus aim at strengthening the Vietnam-Russia and Vietnam - Belarus traditional friendly relations and cooperation.
Additionally, the visit of General Cuong to Russia is also an important activity of the programs “the Vietnam Year in Russia” and “the Russia Year in Vietnam” during 2019-2020.
Translated by Lam Anh