(Bqp.vn) - President Tran Dai Quang hosted a reception to Russian Minister of Defence Sergey Shoyu on January 23 in Hanoi.

President Tran Dai Quang and Russian Minister of Defence Sergey Shoyu. (photo: Duc Dung - Quoc Chinh)

At a reception for the Russian minister in Hanoi, President Quang spoke highly of the development of the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership and high-level agreements reached in 2017. Vietnam always remembers Russia's great support for the country's past struggle for national liberation and current nation building and safeguarding, he said, affirming Vietnam's consistent policy of strengthening the partnership in all fields.

The Vietnamese leader hailed efforts made by the two Defense Ministries and Russian partners to implement the two countries' priority tasks in 2017, thus helping foster the bilateral relations.

He took the occasion to wish Russia's Presidential election 2018 a success.

At the reception. (photo: Duc Dung - Quoc Chinh)

Russian Minister of Defence Sergey Shoyu briefed the host on the outcomes of his talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Ngo Xuan Lich, during which they discussed and agreed on measures to consolidate and develop the traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation. The minister noted that the two defense ministries held the third strategic defense dialogue at deputy ministerial level in Hanoi in November last year. Every year, the Russian side provides scholarships for officers of the Vietnamese defense ministry. The two ministries have also signed agreements on cooperation in UN peacekeeping activities and coordination in the framework of the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM+).

President Tran Dai Quang appreciated the outcomes of the talks between the two ministers and expressed his backing for measures they had agreed. He asked the two defense ministries to promote gained achievements and speed up negotiations towards the signing of a plan for defense cooperation during 2018-2020.

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