Major General Ngo Minh Tien, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army on September 18 hosted a reception for a delegation of veterans from Russia’s Sverdlovsk Oblast led by Major General Iuri Dmitrievich Sudakov.
Major General Ngo Minh Tien, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (R) and Russia’s Sverdlovsk Oblast led by Major General Iuri Dmitrievich Sudakov (Source: //www.qdnd.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - Major GeneralNgo Minh Tien, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army on September18 hosted a reception for a delegation of veterans from Russia’s Sverdlovsk Oblastled by Major General Iuri Dmitrievich Sudakov.
During the reception, Major General Tien expressed his gratitude for thefriendship and support given by the people and military of the former SovietUnion and the current Russia to Vietnam in its struggle for independence.
Generations of Vietnamese people are grateful for the precious help of theRussian people, he said, asserting his commitment to making the relations stronger.
For his part, Major General Sudakov said thedelegation is glad to return to Vietnam and witness the country’s renewal anddevelopment.
He expressed his belief that under the leadership of the Communist Party ofVietnam, the Southeast Asian nation will develop even further.
In the same day’s afternoon, Major General Tien received a delegation from theMilitary Science and History Department under the Lao Ministry of Defence, ledby its General Director Major General Viengsay Somvichith.
Tien affirmed the Vietnamese Ministry of Defence appreciated the results of scienceresearch projects performed by the Military HistoryInstitute of Vietnam and Laos’Military Science and History Department, including the “Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos”project.
These projects have contributed to educating young people of both countries,and assisting the scientific research on war history in the two nations.
Tien suggested the two sides continue to consult the two defence ministries in thefield, while underlining the need for them to promote exchange of delegations andenhance cooperation in personnel training and science research.
Somvichith said he hopes Vietnam will support Laos in searching for warmaterials, thus helping the Military Science and History Department perform thetask assigned by the Lao Ministry of Defence. -VNA
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Major General Ngo Minh Tien, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (R) and Russia’s Sverdlovsk Oblast led by Major General Iuri Dmitrievich Sudakov (Source: //www.qdnd.vn) 
