Vessel 016-Quang Trung of Vietnam at the Russian Navy Day parade in Vladivostok city on July 25 (Photo: VNA)Moscow (VNA) – A detachment of Vietnamese navalvessels took part in a parade celebrating the Russian Navy Day in Vladivostokcity on July 25.
The detachment consists of Vessel 015-Tran Hung Dao and016-Quang Trung from Brigade 162 of Vietnam’s Naval Region 4, along with adelegation led by Deputy Commander of Naval Region 4 Col. Trinh Xuan Tung.
Admiral Sergei Avakyants, Commander of the Pacific Fleet of Russia, chaired the parade, whichfeatured seven participating ships.
This is the second time the Vietnamese navy has sent vesselsto join a Russian Navy Day parade.
The first time was in 2019, when 016-Quang Trung and adelegation from the Vietnamese navy took part in a parade also in Vladivostok. Admiral Sergei Avakyants then expressed his hope that the Vietnamesenavy would send vessels to visit the Pacific Fleet annually.
The active and responsible participation by the naval vesselsof Vietnam in the parade helped affirm the Ministry of National Defence and theVietnam People’s Navy’s support for international events held by their Russiancounterparts. It was also meant to acknowledge the Russian navy’s support forthe activities organised by the Vietnamese navy in 2020, when Vietnam held the ASEAN Chairmanship.
Other parades marking the Navy Day have also been held in other port cities of Russia on July 25./.
