At the talks (Photo: VNA)Moscow (VNA) – The General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Armyand the Main Directorate for Political-MilitaryAffairs of the Russian Armed Forces have signed a letter of intentand assigned relevant agencies of the two sides to build a Memorandum ofUnderstanding on the bilateral cooperation.
The signing took place after talks between visiting GeneralLuong Cuong, permanent member of the Central Military Commission, and Directorof the General Department of Politics, and Sen.Lieut.Gen Andrey Kartapolov,Deputy Defence Minister and Chief of Main Directorate for Political-Military AffairsAndrey Kartapolov in Moscow on June 19.
The two sides discussed issued relating to the reinforcementof trust and long-term strategy in the bilateral defence cooperation in variousfields, especially the education of political ideology.
General Cuong invited Andrey Kartapolov to visit Vietnam atan appropriate time. The host accepted the invitation with pleasure.
Earlier, General Cuong met with General Valery Gerasimov, Chiefof the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, and first Deputy DefenceMinister.
He affirmed that Vietnam always remembers the valuableassistance of Russia in the cause of national independence and building.
Vietnam also attaches great importance to the traditionalrelations with Russia and will do its utmost to nurture the bilateral ties,including the defence partnership, he added.
General Cuong is paying official visits to Russia and Belarus from June18-26.
While in Russia, he laid a wreath at the monument dedicated to late PresidentHo Chi Minh in Moscow and met with Russian war veterans in the Vietnam war,among other activities.-VNA
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