Under the terms of the agreement, the two sides will step up exchangesbetween young leaders, share information about and experience in youth affairsin each country, cooperate in volunteer activities and promote collaborationbetween young businesspeople.
The signing of the pact followed the talks between Chairman of National Committee on Youth of Vietnam Le Quoc Phong, who is also First Secretary of the Central Committee ofthe Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Head of the Russian FederalAgency for Youth Affairs Alexander Bugayevin Hanoi.
Their meeting formed part of the Vietnam-Russia Youth Forum thatis being held in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and the northeastern province of QuangNinh from July 23-29.
The forum, together with the Russia-Vietnam Youth Forumslated for September 24 to October 1 in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, aim to welcomethe Vietnam-Russia and Russia-Vietnam Year and the 25th anniversaryof the signing of the treaty on basic principles for Vietnam-Russia friendship.
During the talks, Phong affirmed that Vietnamese youngstersare aware of their responsibility to make all-out efforts to contribute topromoting the traditional friendship between the two nations.
He highlighted cooperation between Vietnamese and Russianyoung people through exchanges and joint events, saying the two countries andthe agencies in particular still have substantial potential for collaborationin youth affairs.
For his part, Bugayev expressed his hope for strongercooperation between youth-related agencies of the two countries, and suggestedpartnerships in volunteer activities, new-style rural area building and supportto startups.
The two sides noted their belief that cooperation betweenthe two agencies will be enhanced in the time ahead, contributing to thedevelopment of the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership.-VNA