T-72B3 tank crew training. File photoVLADIVOSTOK, Apr 19 Russia and Vietnam have agreed to hold joint military exercises, the press service of the Eastern Military District reports.
"For the first time, a planning conference was organized and held at the headquarters of the Eastern Military District joint Russian-Vietnamese military exercise. The meeting of the delegations took place via video link", the message says.
It was held under the leadership of the head of the regional control center, Major General Sergei Lagutkin, and the head of the international military cooperation department, Colonel Ivan Taraev. The Vietnam People's Army was represented by Major General Don Dinh Thanh and military command officers. the skills of commanders and staffs in organizing combat training operations and managing units in a difficult tactical situation, as well as developing non-standard solutions when performing tasks. The name of the exercise was also discussed. One of the proposals: «Continental Union — 2022».
More than ten Russian ships took part in exercises in the Baltic Sea