Vietnamese Minister of National Defense General Phan Van Giang is leading a delegation to attend the 10th International Military-Technical Forum (Army-2024) in Moscow, Russia at the invitation of his Russian counterpart Andrey Removich Belousov.

The forum kicked off on Monday at Patriot Expo, Kubinka Air Base and Alabino military training grounds on the outskirts of Moscow, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

The three-day forum gathers official military delegations from 83 countries, with 39 delegations headed by top defense officials and chiefs of general staff.

At the event, more than 1,000 enterprises and organizations from inside and outside Russia are slated to exhibit and introduce more than 20,000 samples of military and dual-purpose products in the form of real samples and models, along with promotional materials and other relevant information. 

In addition to the exhibition booths, the forum will also include field performances of weapons and scientific seminars on military technologies and defense industries.

The Army-2024 is also joined by 226 military experts from 26 interested military authorities, who will select promising innovative developments and projects presented at the forum for further implementation in the interests of the Russian armed forces, according to the Russian News Agency TASS.

In a video message of welcome to the forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin underscored that the Army-2024, which has been held for 10 times, is an iconic international military-technical forum.

With a wide coverage scope, open dialogues, and rich business programs, the annual event always attracts special and increasing attention from experts, scholars, and the media around the world.

Russia always appreciates the interest and cooperation of the partners attending the forum, and is ready to promote cooperation to jointly create equal and indivisible security and build a new and fairer multipolar world, the Russian leader stated in the message.

Addressing the forum opening ceremony, Russian Minister of Defense Belousov said the event’s program focuses on new forms of armed struggle as well as ways of adapting the industry to meeting military tasks. 

The forum is for the first time displaying products of the ‘people’s defense industry,' which are produced by people, labor collectives, and small- and medium-sized enterprises, based on practical needs.

The forum’s exhibition booths display samples of weapons and special military equipment that have proven effective in practice.

After attending the opening ceremony, General Giang and members of the delegation visited the Army-2024 exhibition booths, learning about samples of military products, equipment and weapons on display, and exchanging relevant information.

During his stay in Russia, General Giang will also hold talks with his counterpart Belousov and join other activities.

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