By Prashanth Parameswaran
Fresh accord boosts defense ties between the two nations
Last week, Vietnam and Belarus signed a new military technology accord in another boost to their defense relationship.
According to the Vietnamese army newspaper, the conclusion of the military technical cooperation agreement came on July 9 during the meeting of the existing Vietnam-Belarus inter-governmental joint committee on military technology cooperation.
While the exact contents of the pact are not publicly known, sources indicate that the focus is on telecommunications for the Vietnam People’s Army (PAVN). According toIHS Jane’s, it will also emphasize training PAVN technicians and engineers attached to the PAVN-run military industrial complex at state-owned Belarus defense industrial facilities.
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