President Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary career highlighted in Russia
Moscow (VNA) - Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee Nguyen Thien
Nhan attended a workshop on late President Ho Chi Minh in St. Petersburg,
Russia, on May 19 on the occasion of the 128th birthday of the Vietnamese leader and the 95th anniversary of his first visit
to Russia.
In their speeches at the event, delegates from Ho Chi Minh City, central Khanh
Hoa province, and northern Hai Phong city of Vietnam, and those from St.
Petersburg authority and the Ho Chi Minh Institute of St. Peterburg State University
recalled President Ho Chi Minh’s journey to seek for the path for national salvation.
They highlighted the
event 95 years ago as President Ho Chi Minh visited Russia, which laid a
foundation for the friendship between Vietnam and Russia.
Participant stressed Ho Chi Minh's ideology and its value.
The
same day, the Vietnamese official visited St.
Peterburg State University.
During a meeting with Director of St. Peterburg State
University Nikolay Mikhaylovich Kropachev, Nhan spoke highly of successes made
by the educational institution in training, and thanked St. Petersburg’s
authority in general and the university in
particular for their remarkable
contributions to training thousands of Vietnamese personnel.
He appreciated the important role played by the director in
proactively establishing the Ho Chi Minh Institute - the only research
institute on President Ho Chi Minh outside Vietnam.
Despite differences in socio-economic conditions, Russia and
Vietnam have always considered education as the top priority in their
development strategy, Nhan stressed, noting that strengths in the training of
basic and application science such information technology, and health of the
university are also the areas that HCM City is interested in.
He expressed his belief that on the basis of the newly-signed cooperation
roadmap in 2018-2020 between HCM City and St. Petersburg, the two sides’
education link will be a highlight and pillar of their cooperation in the
future.
For his part, Kropachev hoped to promote collaborative activities in the field
of education between the two sides, especially in training Vietnam studies and Vietnamese
language.
After the working session, the Vietnamese official witnessed the signing of cooperation
agreement between St. Peterburg State University and National University - Ho
Chi Minh City, which mainly focuses on exchange of lecturers and students; organisation
of academic activities; experience sharing in higher-education administration;
cooperation in scientific research, training Vietnam studies and Vietnamese language
for Russian students, and teaching Russian language for Vietnamese students.
Nhan
is on a working visit to Russia from May 16-21.
Previously, he attended a ceremony hosted by St. Petersburg
authority to celebrate the 95th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s
first visit to Russia.
He has also attended programmes to enhance friendship between HCM City and St.
Petersburg.-VNA