OVs in Russia present vehicles to Vietnam’s search and rescue force

The vehicles were handed over to the unit at a ceremony on August 11.

Representatives of the Department of Search and Rescue and the Vietnamese Association in Russia at the handover ceremony

Addressing the event, Senior Colonel Pham Hai Chau, Deputy Director of the Department of Search and Rescue, thanked the Vietnamese Association in Russia and the "Traditions and Friendship" Fund for the support to Vietnamese troops, who are majoring in search and rescue missions.

Representatives of the two sides pose for a joint photo in front of the vehicle.

He said that the gifts display the sentiment of the association’s members towards the country and the good traditional friendship between Vietnam and Russia.

The UAZ Hunter Expedition is manufactured by the Ulyanovsky Avtomobilny Zavod, an automobile manufacturer based in Ulyanovsk, Russia.

Mrs. Pham Thanh Xuan, member of the Standing Board of the Vietnamese Association in Russia stressed that the Vietnamese search and rescue forces, especially the troops of the Department of Search and Rescue, have always done their utmost to help disaster-hit people overcome hardships and stabilize their life. The Vietnamese Association in Russia hoped the special gifts will contribute to improving the forces’ task performance in the coming time, she added.

Translated by Trung Thanh