A detachment of warships of the Russian Pacific Fleet (PF) arrived on a business visit at the international port of Cam Ranh in Vietnam’s central province of Khanh Hoa. This was reported by TASS.
The detachment includes the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleev and the medium sea tanker Pechenga.
The Russian ships were welcomed by the Consul General of the Russian Federation in Ho Chi Minh City Timur Sadykov and members of the military attache of the Russian Embassy in Vietnam.
The Consul General said that Cam Ranh is a very important port for Russia. He noted that this port has “faithfully” served as a logistics support point for Pacific Fleet ships for more than 20 years, and the traditions of military brotherhood and friendship between the peoples of the USSR and Vietnam were laid here.
On November 12, a detachment of Russian ships for the first time in half a century came to Chittagong, the main port of Bangladesh, and on 18 November ships of the Pacific Fleet has reached To Visakhapatnam port, India.
Previously North Korean leader Kim Jong-un named The Russian Pacific Fleet is the guarantee of security in Asia and the world.