PM Phuc: Russia a trustworthy friend of Vietnam

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (centre) presents the Vietnamese State’s Friendship Order to Irina Vladimirova Samarina (R) and Vladimir Mazyrin. (Photo: VGP)

The PM affirmed to his guests that Vietnam always bears in mind the valuable assistance of Russian people in its cause of national defence and building.

He highlighted Vietnam’s socio-economic development accomplishments, especially the positive impacts of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) agreement on the country’s economic growth.

Vietnam attaches importance to developing relations with traditional friends, including Russia, he said, adding that the development of Vietnam’s ties with Russia is a long-term strategic direction which will not be affected by complicated developments in the world.

He hoped the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association and the association of former Russian military experts will host more events to develop the traditional friendship between the two peoples as well as actively support the overseas Vietnamese community in Russia.

PM Phuc meets with Russia veterans who formerly worked in Vietnam. (Photo: NDO)

Chairman of the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association Vladimir Buianov and Chairman of the association of former Russian military experts Nikolay Kolesnik pledged to make more active contributions to the development of Vietnam-Russia traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership.

The two associations will promote exchange activities between Vietnamese and Russian war veterans as well as culture, art exhibitions and people-to-people exchanges in celebration of the 70^th founding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties in 2020, they said.

On the occasion, PM Phuc presented the Vietnamese State’s Friendship Order to Irina Vladimirova Samarina from the Russian State University for the Humanities and Vladimir Mazyrin from the Russian Academy of Sciences in recognition of their significant contributions to the friendship between the two peoples.

Chairman of the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association Vladimir Buianov also presented a friendship order of the association to the Vietnamese Prime Minister.

Chairman of the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association Vladimir Buianov presents a friendship order of the association to PM Phuc. (Photo: VGP)

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism opened an exhibition featuring Vietnamese lacquer paintings in Moscow on May 23 as part of activities within the “Vietnamese Culture Days in Russia 2019” from May 21-28.

Thirty paintings introduce special artistic values of Vietnamese lacquer paintings and the development path of the Vietnamese lacquer art.

Along with the paintings, participants at the event also enjoyed folk music of Vietnam and Russia.

On the same day, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung had working sessions with representatives of Vietnamese and Russian ministries and departments in Moscow to discuss activities to celebrate the Vietnam Year in Russia and vice versa.

He welcomed trade and investment promotion activities to be held in the two countries, including the Vietnam-Russia international exhibition and the Vietnam-Russia business forum, which will expand bilateral cooperation at national and local levels.

Chairman of the board of directors of event organisations David Vartamov presented some typical activities of the Russian Year in Vietnam, focusing on the Vietnam-Russia industry exhibition 2019 and the Vietnam-Russia business forum which are scheduled to be held in Hanoi at the year’s end.

Earlier on May 22, Deputy PM Dung met his Russian counterpart Maxim Akimov to review the implementation of the Vietnam-Russia inter-governmental committee’s activities since the 21^st session in October 2018./.

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