A webinar is hosted by the Committee for External Relations of St. Petersburg to mark the 71st anniversary of diplomatic ties between Russia and Vietnam (1950-2021) on January 29. (Photo: VNA)Theevent was attended by Special Representative of St. Petersburg Governor SergeyKatanandov and vice chairman of the committee Vyacheslav Kalganov on theRussian side. On the Vietnamese side were Counsellor Minister at the VietnameseEmbassy in Russia Nguyen Quynh Mai and representatives from the Vietnameseassociations in Russia, the Party Central Committee’s Commission for ExternalRelations and the Vietnam-Russia Friendship Association’s Central Committee.
Inhis opening remarks, Special Representative of St. Petersburg Governor Sergey Katanandovconveyed the governor’s greetings to the 13th National Congress ofthe Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and wished the congress a great success.
Hehighlighted several successful cooperation projects between St. Petersburg andVietnam, notably celebrations of the 95th anniversary of latePresident Ho Chi Minh’s first arrival in Russia and the 50-year implementationof his Testament.
Thespecial representative also suggested the two sides ramp up cooperation in interpretertraining, cultural and lingual exchanges, and economic, trade and investmentpartnership.
Mai,for her part, thanked for the greetings, saying many major matters, including waysto bolster foreign relations, are being tabled at the 13th NationalParty Congress. “I believe Russia is always on Vietnam’s foreign policyagenda,” she said.
Kalganov,meanwhile, spoke highly of the strong friendship between Vietnam and Russiathroughout history, saying Vietnam is a priority in the St. Petersburg administration’sforeign affairs.
Hegave a brief introduction about St. Petersburg’s work plan for cooperation withVietnam between 2021 and 2023.
PhamThe Vinh, a representative of the Party Central Committee’s Commission forExternal Relations, said Vietnam attaches importance to strengthening its comprehensivestrategic partnership with Russia and views the country as one of the toppartners in its foreign policy.
He further noted that the Commission for External Relations always supports andappreciates St. Petersburg’s policies regarding cooperation with Vietnam aswell as exchanges between the two sides./.
VNA
