Vietnam was praised by Russian military experts for excellent performance at the Army Games 2019 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Senior LieutenantGeneral Phan Van Giang, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army(VPA) and Deputy Defence Minister, and a high-ranking delegation from the VPA leftVietnam on August 13 to start an official visit to Russia and attend theclosing ceremony of the Army Games 2019 there.
The visit, made at the invitation of General ValeryGerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia and FirstDeputy Defence Minister, aims to maintain delegation exchanges between the twoministries and to strengthen bilateral friendship.
Over the years, the defence partnership betweenVietnam and Russia has been deepened as an important pillar in bilateralrelations.
Vietnam sent 127 officers and soldiers tocompete in this year’s Army Games in the categories oftank biathlon, safe route, safe environment, sniper frontier, military medicalrelay race, field kitchen, and emergency area.
Vietnamese officers and soldiers were praised byRussian military experts for their performance.
Colonel Vladislav Veryasov from the RussianArmed Forces’ Engineer Arm, also a main referee, praised the Vietnamese team'sskills, saying Vietnamese military personnel showed unyielding fighting spirit.
Speaking with the broadcaster STV of Belarus,Deputy Commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forcesof Belarus, Colonel Vladimir Bely, also a main referee, said though participatingin the Army Games for the first time, the Vietnamese sniper team achieved highresults.
Vietnam’s attendance at the games also aims tomark the Vietnam-Russia and Russia-Vietnam Year (2019-2020).-VNA
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