04 March 2013

News Report: Russia's Defense Minister starts his visit to Myanmar, Vietnam

Sergei Shoigu (Wiki Info - Image Wiki)

On Saturday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu begins his visit to Myanmar and Vietnam, where he will hold talks on military and political cooperation.

In Myanmar, Shoigu is to meet the country’s army chief General Min Aung Hlaing to discuss bilateral military and technical collaboration as well as the situation in the Asia-Pacific region.

In Vietnam, Shoigu plans to visit the Kamran naval base that was previously used as a maintenance center for the Russian Pacific Fleet’s warships.

This story first appeared on Voice of Russia & is reposted here with permission.