October 03, 2019 | 22:20 (GMT+7)
Vietnam, Russia boost defense cooperation
PANO – Deputy Defense Minister, Senior Lieutenant General Be Xuan Truong received Deputy Director of the Russian Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation Vladimir Nikolaevich Drozhzhov on October 2.
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Senior Lieutenant General Be Xuan Truong (right) and Deputy Director of the Russian Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation Vladimir Nikolaevich Drozhzhov |
At the reception, the two sides exchanged notes on a number of contents and measures to boost defense cooperation in line with the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership.
They laid stress on the implementation of the Vietnam Year in Russia and the Russia Year in Vietnam and preparing for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Russia bilateral ties (1950 - 2020).
At the end of the reception, Senior Lieutenant General Be Xuan Truong and Deputy Director Vladimir Nikolaevich Drozhzhov agreed to continue high-level meetings so they can continue enhancing cooperation on the basis of mutual benefits and intensive and extensive defense cooperation development.
Translated by Huu Duong