Welcoming Deputy Secretary Venediktov Aleksandr Nikolaevich and the delegation of the Russian Security Council to Vietnam to attend the 4th Vietnam-Russia Deputy-Ministerial Security Consultation, Minister Luong Tam Quang underlined that the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership has positively developed over the past time on the basis of a firm relationship and strong mutual political trust between the two sides.
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| Overview of the meeting. |
The security cooperation between the two sides plays a core role in the bilateral relations, and positively contributes to the development of the bilateral relations between the two countries, he added.
The host emphasized that the 4th Vietnam-Russia Deputy-Ministerial Security Consultation is a good chance for the two sides to realize contents of the cooperation agreements, contributing to further developing the relationship between the two countries in general and the two agencies in particular.
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| Minister Luong Tam Quang speaks at the meeting. |
Regarding orientations for future cooperation, Minister Luong Tam Quang suggested that the two sides should provide mutual support for each other at international and regional forums as well as further enhance exchange of information related to the regional and global situations as well as topical issues of mutual concern.
Sincerely thanking Minister Luong Tam Quang for the meeting, Deputy Secretary Venediktov Aleksandr Nikolaevich affirmed that, through the bilateral security consultation mechanism, the two sides strengthen their cooperation in safeguarding national security and ensuring social order and safety in each country as well as join efforts to address regional and global issues.
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| Deputy Secretary of Russian Security Council Venediktov Aleksandr Nikolaevich speaks at the meeting. |
The Deputy Secretary underlined that the Russian Security Council would continue to cooperate with the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam to effectively implement the agreements signed by the two countries' top leaders, contributing to strengthening the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership and laying a firm foundation for future bilateral cooperation.
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| Overview of the consultation. |
* Earlier, on the same day, the 4th Vietnam-Russia Deputy-Ministerial Security Consultation took place in Hanoi under the chairmanship of Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieutenant General Pham The Tung and Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Venediktov Aleksandr Nikolaevich.