The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia on Nov. 8 hosted a ceremony to hand over the award.
Speaking at the ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Pham XuanSon reviewed the recent fine development of traditional friendship andbilateral trade relations between Vietnam and Russia , especiallyin the oil and gas sector.
For his part, Mukhinthanked the Vietnamese State for the award, affirming that he willmake more contributions to promoting and developing the friendshipbetween the two countries./.