Russia, Vietnam WIll Hold 1st Joint Drills on Vietnamese Territory in 2016

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One of Russia’s Eastern Military District's combined arms units will participate in joint military exercises in Vietnam.

KHABAROVSK (Sputnik) — Russia and Vietnam will hold the first joint military exercises in the Vietnamese territory in 2016, the head of Russia’s Eastern Military District press service said on Thursday.

"It is planned to use one of the district's combined arms units stationed in the Amur Region," Col. Alexander Gordeev told reporters.

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