Defence Minister starts working trip to Russia

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang is leading a high-ranking delegation of the Ministry of National Defence on a working visit to Russia to attend the 10th International Military-Technical Forum (Army-2024) and inauguration ceremony of a monument dedicated to Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who joined battles to defend Moscow in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945).

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang and the high-ranking delegation of the Ministry of National Defence pay floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh’s Monument in Moscow

During the visit from August 10-14, the Vietnamese defence chief will hold talks with his counterpart Andrey Belousov.

On August 11, General Giang and the high-ranking delegation paid floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh’s Monument in Moscow, visited a building next to the Kremlin Palace where the late Vietnamese leader worked from 1923-1924.

The same day, the delegation visited the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia where they were briefed by Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi on the socio-economic situation of the host country, the life of the Vietnamese community and the embassy's work in the past time.

Addressing the meeting, General Giang spoke highly of the embassy's contributions in promoting the Vietnam - Russia relationship, including bilateral defence cooperation.

Regarding this working trip, Giang emphasised that on the basis of the good traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, the Vietnam - Russia defence cooperation continues to be effectively implemented in the spirit of "trust, practicality, efficiency, and comprehensiveness", in various forms such as exchange of delegations, especially high-level ones; training; military technology; collaboration within the framework of the Vietnam - Russia Tropical Centre; political-military cooperation and coordination in international multilateral activities, at multilateral mechanisms and forums on defence.

He hoped to continue receiving the support of the embassy as well as the ambassador in further strengthening the defence cooperation, thereby contributing more to the overall traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries./.

VNA