Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (Photo: TASS) Hanoi (VNA) – Myanmar and Russia signed a cooperative agreement in defenceon January 20, as part of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu’s visit toMyanmar.The pact wassaid to hold a significant meaning as Myanmar is working to develop andmodernize its military forces. Through the agreement, Myanmar wanted to boostmutual defence cooperation, dialogues, policy understanding relating toregional and international security issues.Prior to thesigning ceremony, military officials from the sides discussed the increase ofvisit exchanges and joint works in training and technological development. Russia andMyanmar established diplomatic relations in 1948. Myanmar is the first stop in SergeiShoigu’s 3-day visit to the Southeast Asian region.-VNA
The meeting between Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Myanmar counterpart Sein Win on April 26 (Photo: Russian Defence Ministry)Hanoi (VNA) - Myanmar's Assembly of the Union (AU) on May 11 approved a military cooperation agreement with Russia following a proposal by Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Myint Nwe. Parliamentarians supported the signing of the agreement and stressed the need to make the Myanmar armed forces into standardised, modern and effective by accessing modern military tactics and practices via bilateral training programmes with Russia. Maj-Gen Myint Nwe said the agreement would create a new level of defence cooperation between Myanmar…... [read more]
PM Dung made the statement at a reception for Senior Lieutenant General Guo Boxiong, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Central Military Commission, in Hanoi on April 13. He welcomed the Vice Chairman’s visit, saying it will help promote the traditional friendship between the two Parties, States, and countries. The Government leader asked both countries to work closely together to develop basic measures on issues related to the East Sea, contributing to maintaining peace, cooperation, stability, and development in the region and the world as a whole. Mr. Guo Boxiong expressed his thanks for the PM’s warm reception and said his…... [read more]
(VOV) - Deputy Defence Minister, Lieutenant General Truong Quang Khanh received Deputy Director of the Russia Federal Agency on Military Cooperation, V. K. Dzirkaln, in Hanoi on November 8. PM wants stronger oil and gas cooperation with Russia Vietnam, Russia step up security cooperation During the meeting, both host and guest who are also heads of each country's Subcommittee under the Russia-Vietnam Committee of Military Technology Cooperation affirmed their determination to implement agreements reached during President Truong Tan Sang's visit to Russia in July and the recent visit of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to Vietnam, as well as the 14th…... [read more]
(VOVworld)- Minister of Defense Phung Quang Thanh on Friday briefed Vietnamese correspondents in Russia on his visit and the military cooperation between Vietnam and Russia. Thanh said the two countries established a strategic partnership, in which cooperation in military technology and national defense has developed strongly. Minister Thanh's visit to Russia was aimed at realizing cooperative agreements reached between the countries' leaders, especially those on national defense and military technology cooperation. The two agreed on the importance of boosting bilateral cooperation to meet the aspirations and interests of their peoples and contribute to maintaining peace in the region. They reached…... [read more]
(VOV) - The two procuracy agencies of Vietnam and Russia have agreed to support each other at international forums on issues of common concern. Russia, Vietnam promote military cooperation A delegation from the Vietnam Supreme People's Procuracy led by General Prosecutor Nguyen Hoa Binh paid a working visit to Russia on November 7-8. It worked with some relevant agencies of the Russian procuracy sector on a cooperation programme for the next two years with a focus on promoting the exchange of visits, combating transnational crime, improving the quality of human resources and sharing experience in scientific research and law-making to…... [read more]
