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Russia and Vietnam maintain a strategic partnership that includes defense and security cooperation. The statement comes amid geopolitical tensions in the Asia-Pacific region.
Cooperation in the field of defense and security between Russia and Vietnam is not directed against third countries, Putin and To Lam said in a statement.
MOSCOW, September 9 - RIA Novosti. Cooperation in the field of defense and security between Russia and Vietnam is not directed against third countries, follows from the statement of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Vietnamese President To Lam.
The text of the Joint Statement on the further strengthening of Russian-Vietnamese relations of a comprehensive strategic partnership at a new stage was published on the Kremlin website.
“The parties confirm that cooperation in the field of defense and security is a particularly important component of the comprehensive strategic partnership, and emphasize that it is not directed against third countries and is carried out in strict accordance with international law,” the statement said.

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