March 07, 2018 | 21:24 (GMT+7)
Vietnam, Russia promote military technical cooperation
PANO – On March 6, Senior Lieutenant General Be Xuan Truong, Deputy Defense Minister and Chairman of the Vietnam sub-committee under the Vietnam-Russian Federation Intergovernmental Committee (VRIC) held talks with Deputy Director of Russian Federation’s agency for military technical cooperation and Chairman of the Russia sub-committee under the VRIC, Mr. Vladimir Nikolaevich Drozhzhov.
At the talks, the Vietnamese General welcomed the Russian mission to Vietnam and stressed that Vietnam highly appreciates the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.
For his part, Mr. Vladimir Nikolaevich Drozhzhov extended his warm congratulation to the host on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam-Russia Tropical Center (March 7, 1988 - 2018), noting that the center is a token of the fine Vietnam-Russia relationship.
The two sides then expressed their joy over the development of the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership over the past time. They highly valued the role and significance of the bilateral defense cooperation, which includes military technical cooperation, in the whole picture of the comprehensive strategic partnership. They affirmed that the two sides would continue promoting military technical cooperation in particular and bilateral defense cooperation in general.
Translated by Huu Duong