The event was attended by Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Stepanovich Bezdetko. Speaking at the reception, General Cuong reaffirmed that Vietnam and Russia have a long-standing traditional friendship and the two countries’ people always have good feelings for each other. He congratulated the Russian Federation for successfully hosting the 10th Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS-10) on August 16. He noted that the two countries’ leaders always create favorable conditions for the bilateral defense ties in an effective, comprehensive, and practical manner. The Vietnamese deputy defense minister stressed that the “Emergency Area” event of Army Games 2022 was successfully hosted by Vietnam thanks to the support of the Russian Defense Ministry and the determination of the organizers amid several negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In turn, General Kolesnikov thanked General Cuong for the reception and congratulated the Vietnamese Defense Ministry for the … [Read more...] about Defense leader receives Russian senior officer