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Vietnamese troops perform their duties at the Emergency Area contest at Army Games 2021.

The Vietnamese People’s Army (VPA)’s delegation, headed by Major General Pham Van Ty, Deputy Chief of the Search and Rescue Department under the General Staff, joined the meeting. The event was also attended by the Russian defense attaché to Vietnam.

During the event, the VPA’s head informed delegates about its preparation for participating countries who will compete in the “Emergency Area” event, hosted by Vietnam this year. Meanwhile, he also announced that the VPA will join 14 events in the framework of this year’s Army Games.

Earlier, on April 15, during an online consultation meeting with Russia, Major General Do Dinh Thanh, Commander of the Armored Corps, urged the Russian side to create favorable conditions for the Vietnamese Tank Contingent to arrive in Russia before the kick-off of the festival in order to practice and get familiar with the terrain, exchange experience, contributing to improving the results of the “Tank biathlon” contest during the Army Games 2022.

Translated by Minh Anh