Vietnam to join Army Games 2020

Monday, 06/07/2020 11:21
The Vietnamese Defence Ministry plans to send 7 teams to compete with teams from dozens of foreign countries in six categories at the International Army Games 2020, scheduled for mid-August at the invitation of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

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A Vietnamese tank competing at Army Games 2019 (Photo: PANO)

The Vietnamese delegation is expected to compete in the categories of coordination of tanks, safe routes, dangerous environments, loyal friends, accident areas and borderless friendship.

In addition, Vietnamese teams will participate in the content of Army Games 2020 held in Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Held for the first time in 2015, Army Games 2020 is expected to be the largest multilateral military event this year, with over 440,000 soldiers taking part, an eight-fold increase from 2019.

It is an opportunity for the armies of countries to compete and strengthen solidarity and mutual understanding; and show combat readiness, and learn from each other, especially about the combat skills of each soldier and the ability to coordinate together.

Vietnam joined the Army Games for the first time in 2018 with three teams. At Army Games 2019, participating in 8 categories, Vietnamese teams won 4 collective medals and many individual awards. Of which, the tank team won the silver medal; and engineering, rescue and chemical teams won the bronze medals.

Recently, along with the bilateral relations, the Vietnam - Russia defense ties have continuously been strengthened, developed and gained real depth. Vietnam's Ministry of Defense has actively participated in multilateral events organized by Russia, showing the efficiency of the cooperation, trust and mutual support between the two defense agencies and the two military forces.

During an online discussion on July 3rd, Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh and his Russian counterpart Sen. Lieut. Gen. A.V. Fomin emphasized key areas of cooperation, expressing determination to carry out Vietnam - Russia priority tasks in 2020, including Vietnam’s participation in Army Games 2020./.

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