Permanent Vice Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Tran Luu Quanghosted a reception for deputy head of the Russian Federal Agency for YouthAffairs Andrei Platonov in the city on July 26.
Quang hailedthe visit, which he said, comes at a time when Vietnam – Russia, Russia –Vietnam Year 2019-2020 is underway.
He said HoChi Minh City wants the two countries’ young people to hold many friendshipactivities during Saint Petersburg Days in the city scheduled for October.
Platonov,for his part, said the Russian people always want to foster friendship andpartnership with the Vietnamese fellows.
The guestadded that the Vietnam – Russia Youth Forum in Vietnam and Russia – VietnamYouth Forum slated for September in Moscow and Saint Petersburg will contributeto further enhancing exchange between the two countries’ youths as well asbetween Vietnamese and Russian localities.-VNA