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Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien speaks with Colonel General Alexander Vasilyevich Fomin before the dialogue.

Opening the session, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien thanked Colonel General Alexander Vasilyevich Fomin for visiting Vietnam to attend the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day, and for co-chairing the dialogue.

The presence of the Russian delegation, together with Russian service members participating in the parade, once again affirmed defense cooperation as a pillar of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.

The deputy minister underscored that the people and the Vietnam People’s Army always remember and deeply appreciate the wholehearted support and assistance of the former Soviet Union and today’s Russian Federation. Vietnam seeks to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

The Ministry of National Defense has built a monument honoring Soviet military experts who assisted Vietnam in the struggle for national independence at the Vietnam Military History Museum. This stands as vivid evidence of the close ties and warm sentiments between the two countries and their armed forces.

Alongside the Memorial to Soviet and Vietnamese servicemen in Cam Ranh, Khanh Hoa, and the Monument to international volunteer fighters from Vietnam who helped defend Moscow during the Great Patriotic War in the Russian capital, the new Monument to Soviet military experts in Hanoi will further cement the friendship and relations between Vietnam and Russia.

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Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien at the dialogue.

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Colonel General Alexander Vasilyevich Fomin at the dialogue.

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The 8th Vietnam - Russia Defense Strategy Dialogue.

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The two deputy ministers sign the minutes of the Vietnam - Russia Defense Strategy Dialogue.

Agreeing with Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien’s assessments, Colonel General Alexander Vasilyevich Fomin stressed that over the years Vietnam - Russia relations have formed a strong and enduring bond.

Defense cooperation has been increasingly prioritized, becoming a key pillar of bilateral ties, particularly in areas such as delegation exchanges, training, cooperation among services and branches, and collaboration with the Vietnam - Russia Tropical Center.

Colonel General Alexander Vasilyevich Fomin expressed confidence that the dialogue would be a success, helping chart the course for defense cooperation to grow sustainably, effectively, and pragmatically.

At the dialogue, the two deputy ministers welcomed the active implementation and significant results of Vietnam - Russia defense cooperation, including training, cooperation among services and branches, collaboration between agencies, units, academies, and schools of both ministries, as well as effective coordination and consultations at multilateral mechanisms and international forums.

Both sides affirmed the importance of scientific research cooperation within the framework of the Vietnam - Russia Tropical Center, which continues to serve as a symbol of collaboration.

In the time ahead, the two militaries will promote training cooperation; strengthen cooperation among services and branches and between agencies, units, academies, and schools; exchange experience and expertise; advance military medicine collaboration; expand scientific research within the Vietnam - Russia Tropical Center; and maintain coordination and consultations at multilateral mechanisms and forums.

The two sides also exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual concern. Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien reaffirmed Vietnam’s consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation, and development, and of diversification and multilateralization of external relations. Vietnam stands ready to cooperate with countries and international organizations for peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world, and remains steadfast in the national defense policy of “four no’s.”

On the East Sea, Vietnam’s consistent position is to persist in resolving all disputes and differences by peaceful means in accordance with international law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982), and relevant international and regional commitments such as the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC). Vietnam supports accelerating negotiations for a substantive and effective Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) as soon as possible.

Following the dialogue, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien presented the Friendship Order to Colonel General Alexander Vasilyevich Fomin for his significant contributions to strengthening defense cooperation and advancing the traditional friendship and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and the Russian Federation.

Tran Thuong