Int'l Army Games 2021: Vietnamese delegation receives high evaluation
A high-ranking delegation from the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) led by Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the VPA, visited Alabino training ground in Moscow, Russia, and encouraged Vietnamese officers and soldiers joining the ongoing International Army Games 2021.
Moscow (VNA) – A high-ranking delegation from theVietnam People’s Army (VPA) led by Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan, DeputyChief of the General Staff of the VPA, visited Alabino training ground in Moscow, Russia,and encouraged Vietnamese officers and soldiers joining the ongoing International Army Games2021.
Lauding the efforts and achievements that Vietnamese teamshave gained so far, Tan asked them to make better preparations forcompetitions, ensuing safety and continuing to maintain the highest determinationand solidarity.
He said that the Russian side highly valued Vietnam’ssending of a high-ranking delegation to the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021”and showed interest in the Vietnamese tank team, especially Tank Crew No. 1.
Vietnam’s high sense of discipline and friendship withteams from other countries has alsoreceived high evaluation from the Russian side, he said.
The performance ofVietnamese teams competing in events in Russia have been applauded by othercountries, Tan added.
The Vietnamese tank team ranked ninth overall as of August 27after Tank Crew No. 2 finished its competition in group one at Alabino militarytraining ground in Moscow.
Teams in group one will have last games on August 28 and 29. TheVietnamese tank team will compete on August 29 morning (local time) to gain abirth to the semi-final round.
🍸 The International Army Games 2021 is being held from August 22to September 4 in 11 countries, Russia, Algeria, Armenia,Belarus, Vietnam, Iran, Qatar, Kazakhstan, China, Serbia, Uzbekistan. In total, more than 5,000 military personnel, consisting of 277 teams from 42countries, take part in 34 competitions of the Games 2021./.
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