Hanoi, Sept. 15 -- Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang held talks with Nikolai Patrushev, Aide to the President of Russia and Chairman of the Maritime Board, in Hanoi on September 15. Giang highlighted the significance of the Russian official's working trip to Vietnam, saying that it helps to implement the major directions for the Vietnam - Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the new phase of cooperation, as agreed by Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam and Russian President Vladimir Putin in May 2025. He affirmed that the people of Vietnam always remember and are grateful to the former Soviet Union and today's Russian Federation for the immense, effective, and sincere support for Vietnam's past struggle for n...