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PM meets with leaders of Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with leaders of the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association and the association of former Russian military experts who helped Vietnam during the wartime, in Moscow on May 23 as part of his ongoing official visit to Russia.
PM meets with leaders of Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association ảnh 1Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (centre) presents the Vietnamese State’s Friendship Order to Irina Vladimirova Samarina (R) 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. (Photo: VNA)

Moscow (VNA) – Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc met with leaders of the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association and theassociation of former Russian military experts who helped Vietnam during thewartime, in Moscow on May 23 as part of his ongoing official visit to Russia.

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

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

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

He hoped the Russia-Vietnam FriendshipAssociation and the association of former Russian military experts will hostmore events to develop the traditional friendship between the two peoples aswell as actively support the overseas Vietnamese community in Russia.

Chairman of the Russia-Vietnam Friendship AssociationVladimir Buianov and Chairman of the association of former Russian militaryexperts Nikolay Kolesnik pledged to make more active contributions to thedevelopment of Vietnam-Russia traditional friendship and comprehensivestrategic partnership.

The two associations will promote exchangeactivities between Vietnamese and Russian war veterans as well as culture, artexhibitions and people-to-people exchanges in celebration of the 70th foundinganniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties in 2020, they said.

On the occasion, PM Phuc presented theVietnamese State’s Friendship Order to Irina Vladimirova Samarina from theRussian State University for the Humanities and VladimirMazyrin from the Russian Academy of Sciences in recognition of theirsignificant contributions to the friendship between the two peoples.

Chairman of the Russia-Vietnam FriendshipAssociation Vladimir Buianov also presented a friendship insignia of theassociation to the Vietnamese Prime Minister.-VNA

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