NAYPYIDAW, March 28. /TASS/. The armed forces of Russia and Myanmar plan to hold more than 50 joint events this year within the framework of bilateral military cooperation, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said.

"We have a solid basis for further development of relations between the armed forces of Russia and Myanmar. This year, we have planned more than 50 events of bilateral military cooperation, including reciprocal visits of the commanders-in-chief of branches of the armed forces, as well as joint operational and combat training projects," Fomin said during talks with Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s Prime Minister, Chairman of the State Administration Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services.

The Russian defense official pointed out that Moscow is counting on Myanmar’s traditionally high level of representation at the events being held by the Russian Defense Ministry this year. According to Fomin, these include the Main Naval Parade, the Army 2024 International Games, the Army-2024 International Military-Technical Forum, the 12th Moscow Conference on International Security and the Ocean-2024 Strategic Command and Staff Exercises, to which Naypyidaw has already confirmed it will send its observers.