Continuing the activities to pay tribute to Russian veterans who helped Vietnam in the national liberation struggles, on November 16, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Minister of National Defense chaired a meeting with Russian veterans and their relatives in Moscow. Also attending was Vietnamese Ambassador to the Russian Federation Dang Minh Khoi.
Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien was moved to share that history shows that the relationship between Vietnam and the former Soviet Union and the Russian Federation today has always been warm, trustworthy, and has overcome all challenges of time and historical fluctuations. This is an invaluable asset, a solid foundation for the Vietnam - Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the current period.
Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien speaks at a meeting with Russian veterans and their families. (Photo: Kieu Trinh)
Both countries will never forget the international communist soldiers, the outstanding sons of Vietnam who fell while defending Moscow from Nazi Germany in the fierce winter days of 1941, and will always remember the wholehearted support and assistance that the Soviet people gave to Vietnam in the struggle for independence and national reunification, and to protect the Fatherland.
The exploits, achievements and sacrifices of Russian veterans have left deep feelings and special respect in the hearts of the Vietnamese people. The Party, State, people and the Vietnam People's Army are always grateful for that sincere, wholehearted, great and effective help. Over the past years, the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam have carried out many practical activities to express gratitude to Russian veterans.
Moved when meeting the delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense in Moscow, Mr. Nikolai Nikolaevich Kolesnik - a Russian veteran who worked in Vietnam in 1965-1966 shared that the time he fought side by side with Vietnamese soldiers in the resistance war for national liberation is still intact, memories that will never fade.
Talking about one of the battles they participated in during their time in Vietnam, the veterans could not help but be moved, proud and happy to have contributed a small part to the struggle for national liberation in Vietnam. Loving the country and people of Vietnam, the Russian veterans hope that the friendly and cooperative relationship between the Russian Federation and Vietnam will last forever.
Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien presents gifts to Russian veterans. (Photo: Kieu Trinh)
Wishing the Russian veterans and their families good health and continued contributions to the good traditional friendship between the people of the two countries, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien hopes that if the veterans have historical documents during the time they helped the Vietnamese people fight to protect the Fatherland, they can send them to the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense. This is both a memory and a valuable experience that needs to be preserved, to remind future generations of the 7-decade relationship between Vietnam and Russia.
Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien respectfully invited Russian veterans to Vietnam to attend the 80th Anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army, the 35th Anniversary of National Defense Day and to visit Vietnam, where Russian veterans experienced arduous, heroic and proud years.
Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and the delegation took a photo with officials from the Vietnamese Embassy in the Russian Federation. (Photo: Kieu Trinh)
Also this afternoon, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and his delegation visited the Vietnamese Embassy in the Russian Federation.
Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien highly appreciated the Embassy's contributions in promoting Vietnam - Russia relations; at the same time, he thanked the attention and close coordination of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in general and the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia in particular, including the role of Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi in consolidating and enhancing bilateral defense cooperation.
The Senior Lieutenant General hopes to continue receiving support and assistance from the Embassy as well as the Ambassador in further strengthening and consolidating the Vietnam - Russian Federation defense cooperation to become increasingly deeper, more effective and substantive, thereby contributing more to the traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.
Source: https://vtcnews.vn/thu-truong-bo-quoc-phong-gap-mat-tri-an-cac-cuu-chien-binh-nga-ar907810.html
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