Maritime cooperation between Vietnam and Russia still has much potential

On September 15, in Hanoi, General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense, held talks with Mr. Nikolai Patrushev, Assistant to President Vladimir Putin, Chairman of the Russian Federation Maritime Council and a delegation visiting and working in Vietnam.

At the meeting, General Phan Van Giang emphasized that this visit of the delegation is of great significance, aiming to concretize the major orientations of the Vietnam - Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the new cooperation period agreed upon by General Secretary To Lam and Russian President Putin in May 2025.

General Phan Van Giang and Mr. Nikolai Patrushev

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General Phan Van Giang highly appreciated Russia's position as a maritime power, with a widespread network of strategic seaports, advanced shipbuilding technology and a modern model of sea management and exploitation.

At the talks, the two sides discussed the world and regional situation and issues of mutual concern. General Phan Van Giang affirmed that Vietnam's policy is to become a strong maritime nation, rich from the sea, with sustainable development, prosperity, security and safety; sustainable development of the maritime economy is closely linked to ensuring national defense and security, maintaining independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, strengthening foreign affairs and international cooperation on the sea, contributing to maintaining a peaceful and stable environment for development.

Regarding the situation in the East Sea, Vietnam's consistent stance is that relevant parties need to comply with international customs and laws, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; comply with the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC); promote early conclusion of negotiations and signing of a substantive, effective and efficient Code of Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (COC).

According to Minister Phan Van Giang, the Vietnam-Russia defense cooperation has been actively and effectively implemented by both sides, notably in the fields of: navy, training, marine scientific research within the framework of the Vietnam-Russia Tropical Center; cooperation and exchange of experiences in managing and protecting national borders...

Meanwhile, Mr. Nikolai Patrushev emphasized that maritime cooperation between the two countries still has a lot of potential, and hoped that both sides would continue to exchange to promote and cooperate in this field. In particular, it is necessary to focus on naval cooperation, education and training, marine scientific research... At the same time, research on maritime fields in which both sides have potential.

The two sides signed a memorandum of understanding on consultation in the maritime field between the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense and the Russian Maritime Council.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hop-tac-bien-giua-viet-nam-nga-con-nhieu-tiem-nang-185250915164955308.htm