Russia ready to help train Vietnamese military specialists

HANOI, January 24. /TASS/. Russia will help Vietnam in training various military specialists, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Alexander Fomin told reporters on Tuesday. "The sides agreed to study the issue of admission of Vietnamese servicemen to our Military University in the academic year 2018-2019," he said, commenting on the results of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu’s visit to Vietnam. According to the defense official, the Vietnamese side was also interested in cooperation on issues of peacekeeping, including educational programs for related military units in various Russian educational facilities. "Right now, having formed a due legal basis, we are ready for further joint effort in this direction," Fomin said. Currently, about 500 Vietnamese servicemen study in Russian Defense Ministry’s higher education facilities. "We plan to extend the legal basis for cooperation. This year, we plan to sign a roadmap for the development of bilateral military cooperation between our ministries in 2018-2020," the Russian deputy defense minister said. Read more