July 14, 2019 | 21:06 (GMT+7)
Training program for participants in Army Games 2019 held
PANO - Implementing the Ministry of National Defense (MND)'s plans for the Vietnam People's Army's delegations participating in the International Army Games 2019 (Army Games 2019), the Department of Foreign Relations under the MND on July 13 in cooperation with related agencies organized a training program for the participating delegations.
Members of the delegations were provided with knowledge of foreign affairs, international security and foreign external information service. At the training course, representatives of the MND's relevant agencies answered questions from the delegations' members and encouraged them to gain the best results at the games.
The International Army Games has been annually organized by the Russian Ministry of Defense since 2015. The event draws the participation of army teams of various countries.
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Representative of the Department of Information and Training under the General Department of Politics speaking at the event |
The sport event aims to strengthen international military cooperation among participating countries, thus promoting trust among them, for peace in the region and world. It also helps improve professional skills of military personnel, educates patriotism among young officers, and enhances military image of each country.
The Army Games 2019 will take place from July 25 to August 20 with 32 events held in 10 countries. This is the second year in a row Vietnam has participated in the event.
As planned, the Vietnamese delegations will participate in field kitchen, tank biathlon, military medicine, sniper frontier, and other events, which will be held in Russia, China, Uzbekistan and Belarus.
Translated by Lam Anh