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Lt. Gen. Phung Si Tan presents a souvenir to Col. Gen. Kim Alexei Rostislavovich. |
Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, and Colonel General Kim Alexei Rostislavovich, Deputy Commander of the Ground Force of the Russian Armed Forces, attended the event.
In his speech, General Tan emphasized that over the past 76 years, Vietnam, together with friends from all over the world, has always upheld peace, cooperation, friendship and development and that the Vietnamese People’s Army contingents were proud to mark the National Day with foreign peers participating in the Army Games 2021 and Russian people.
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Lt. Gen. Phung Si Tan gives gifts to Russian veterans who had supported Vietnam in the resistance wars. |
Gen. Tan spoke highly of the fruitful long-lasting friendship between Vietnam and Russia and their comprehensive strategic partnership, highlighting the defense ties as a pillar in the two countries’ relations.
Congratulating Vietnamese troops on the National Day, Col. Gen. Kim Alexei Rostislavovich emphasized that over the past seven decades, the two countries’ ties in military and defense have contributed to fostering the fine relationship between the two countries. He hoped that both countries would further develop their partnership for mutual benefits and for maintaining peace in the world.
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Delegates to the event at Alabino training ground |
Also at the event, on behalf of the Central Military Commission and Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam, General Tan expressed gratitude to Soviet-Russian veterans for their support during the resistance wars to safeguard the Fatherland of Vietnam.
Recalling his time in the war in Vietnam between 1965-1966 when he trained Vietnamese missile troops, Russian veteran Nikolai Nikolaevich Kolesnik said that he had helped the Vietnamese missile troops win in a number of battles. He was very happy and proud to attend the celebrations of Vietnam’s National Day right on the Russian land. He wished Vietnamese contingents successes and Vietnamese veterans good health.
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An art performance at the event |
At the event, the Vietnamese Art Troupe participating in the Army Games 2021 entertained the audience with impressive singing and dance performances which are typical of the Vietnamese tradition and close to the Russian culture. Vietnamese artists’ singing of Russian songs, such as “When we were young,” “Those were the days,” touched the hearts of visitors.
Especially, the dance with bamboo poles was really attractive to both Vietnamese and foreign troops.
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The dance with bamboo poles attracting foreign friends |
Reported from Russia
Translated by Mai Huong