Vietnam seeks development of military ties with Russia.

16/2 Tass 169

HANOI, February 16 (Itar-Tass) - Vietnam seeks to strength and further
intensify military-technical ties with Russia, Deputy National Defense
Minister, Lieutenant-General Truong Quang Khanh, said, as he received the
deputy director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation,
Vyacheslav Dzirkaln, who heads the Russian part of the intergovernmental
commission for military-technical cooperation.
According to Khanh "significant results have been reached" in
military-technical cooperation recently. He reiterated the wish of Vietnam'
s people and armed forces to strengthen and intensify military-technical
cooperation with Russia. "It contributes to the development of the entire
structure of traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation between
Vietnam and Russia," he said.
Dzirkaln said his current visit to Vietnam would give both countries
an opportunity to further step up military-technical cooperation in the
near future within the framework of the existing agreements.

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