MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The senior Russian security official is expected to hold consultations with local security experts, before moving on to Vietnam as part of his two-day Southeast Asia trip, Patrushev's spokesman Yevgeny Anoshin told RIA Novosti.
In February, Patrushev went to Indonesia and Thailand for a four-day visit to boost cooperation with the the Indonesian Coordinating Ministry for Politics, Law and Security and the National Security Council of Thailand respectively.
The Security Council, chaired by the Russian president, drafts policy proposals on defending Russia's vital interests of individuals and the state against internal or external threats.
