The friendship and sympathy between the Vietnamese and Russian people have overcome the test of time and political circumstances, said Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov on February 11.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi paid a working trip to Russia’s Vladimir oblast on November 11-12 to expand the traditional friendship with the locality that hosts numerous Vietnamese textile enterprises.
The Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) on May 22 organised a Vietnam Day, which drew the participation of not only Vietnamese students but also their international peers, and scholars.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi on May 2 hosted a reception for Chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats Igor Khalevinsky, and writer-poet Svetlana Savitskaya.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia, in collaboration with the Vietnamese Association in the country and the Moscow State Linguistics University, on September 7 held a Vietnamese language festival to honour and promote the learning of this language in Russia.
Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi and the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia have extended their greetings to Laos on the occasion of the 47th anniversary of Lao National Day (December 2).
Vietnamese people in Russia, Israel, and Mexico marked the coming Lunar New Year (Tet) with ceremonies organised by the embassies of Vietnam on January 22.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia has been making active moves to boost “vaccine diplomacy” to assist the battle against COVID-19 in the homeland, Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi said.
