On the morning of July 6, in Moscow, the capital of the Russian Federation, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien paid a courtesy call to General Sergei Shoigu, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien respectfully conveyed the greetings and invitation to visit Vietnam officially at a suitable time from General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of Defense of Vietnam to General Sergei Shoigu.

Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien paid a courtesy call to General Sergei Shoigu, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. Photo: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien talks with General Sergei Shoigu, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. Photo: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien emphasized that Vietnam and Russia have a long-standing and good traditional friendship. The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense always attaches importance to developing cooperative relations with the Russian Ministry of National Defense, commensurate with the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership, in accordance with the Joint Statement on the vision of the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership until 2030 (signed in November 2021).

For his part, General Sergei Shoigu expressed his gratitude to Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and the delegation of senior officials of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense for accepting the invitation to visit Russia; expressed that he always attaches importance to the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia; will regularly pay attention to directing and promoting bilateral defense cooperation between the two countries, especially in the exchange of high-level delegations, training work and military technical cooperation... General Sergei Shoigu sincerely thanked General Phan Van Giang for his greetings; was pleased to accept General Phan Van Giang's invitation to officially visit Vietnam, and said that he will arrange the visit as soon as possible.

Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien at the 6th Vietnam-Russia defense strategy dialogue. Photo: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Scene of the 6th Vietnam-Russia defense strategy dialogue. Photo: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

Also on the morning of July 6, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and leaders of the Russian Ministry of Defense co-chaired the 6th Vietnam-Russia defense strategic dialogue to evaluate the results of defense cooperation between the two countries in recent times and determine the direction of cooperation in the coming time.

As planned, on July 7, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, in his capacity as Chairman of the Vietnam Subcommittee, the Intergovernmental Coordination Committee on the Vietnam-Russia Tropical Center, will co-chair the Standing Session of the Committee with Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Russian Subcommittee.

MINH NGOC