Veteran Party members in Russia honoured

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi has presented the badges of 30 and 40 years of Party membership to seven Vietnamese Party members in Kazan, the capital of the Russian republic of Tatarstan.
Veteran Party members in Russia honoured ảnh 1Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi (fourth, left) and the seven honoured Party members at the ceremony (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to RussiaDang Minh Khoi has presented the badges of 30 and 40 years of Party membership toseven Vietnamese Party members in Kazan, the capital of the Russian republic ofTatarstan.

The Party members served in the Vietnam People’s Army beforemoving to the former Soviet Union for working in the 1980s, who have spenttheir whole life to build the Party and develop the Vietnamese community. Amongthem, five received the 30-year Party membership badges and two were presentedwith 40-year Party membership badges.

Addressing the ceremony to present the badges, AmbassadorKhoi praised the Party members for their persistence to the Party ideologyover the past years, as good examples for other members of the Party.

This is the first time the Party cell in Kazan has hadmembers honoured with the 30- and 40-year membership badges.

During their working trip to Kazan, Ambassador Khoi and theVietnamese Embassy in Russia’s delegation had a meeting with the Vietnamesecommunity in the city.

The diplomat said that the embassy has paid great attentionto community development activities, and hailed efforts by the VietnameseAssociation in Kazan and the Kazan Party cell to care for the community.

Noting that businesses activities are facing manydifficulties currently, he said that the Vietnamese community should fostersolidarity and stay strong to overcome all the challenges.

The delegation also visited Novyi Tura, the market with the largest number ofVietnamese traders in Kazan./.
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