# Russian defense chief holds talks with Vietnamese deputy PM

https://mins.news/en/item/49922

- TASS, 2026-09-08 14:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2184317

> Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov met Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister General Phan Van Giang during Vietnamese President To Lam’s state visit to Russia. The talks covered current Russian-Vietnamese military and military-technical cooperation in a constructive atmosphere, and Belousov congratulated Giang on Vietnam’s 81st Independence Day.

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