General Thanh hailed General Nikolai Makarov, who is also Russia’s first Deputy Defence Minister, for his presence at the first ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) and his contributions to the success of the meeting.

He expressed thanks for the valuable assistance that the former Soviet Union and the current Russian Federation have offered to the Vietnamese army and people in the past years.

General Thanh also wished that after the first ADMM+ in Hanoi, the Russian Defence Ministry and other countries would make further contributions to make ADMM+ a really highest defence cooperation mechanism between ASEAN Defence Ministers and eight dialogue partners, strengthening peace, stability and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.

General Nikolai Makarov congratulated Vietnam on its successful organization of ADMM+ and spoke highly of the outcomes of the meeting as well as Vietnam’s defence cooperation initiatives.

Within the framework of ADMM+, General Thanh had bilateral meetings with the delegation heads of China, the US, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia.

The same day, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Khac Nghien received Chief of the Defence Force of Australia General Angus Houston, who came to Vietnam for ADMM+./.

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