Russian Embassy in Vietnam set up polling stations in Khanh Hoa, Binh Thuan and Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces and Da Nang city in the central region, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Russian nationals headed to ballot stations inVietnam to elect a new President of Russia on March 18 when the election was alsotaking place in their homeland.
Russian citizens in Hanoi and its adjacent localities were present atthe Russian Embassy in Vietnam on the day to exercise their rights andobligations.
Nadezhda Ilixeva, who is working for Russia’s trade representativeoffice in Vietnam, said this is the second time she has elected the RussianPresident in Vietnam, adding that the election runs smoothly and rapidly.
Denis and Alexander, tourists from Moscow, commented on thoroughpreparations for the Russian presidential election in Vietnam.
On March 14-16-18, the Russian Embassy in Vietnam set up a number ofpolling stations in Khanh Hoa, Binh Thuan and Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces and DaNang city in the central region, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, HoChi Minh City and Hanoi.
The embassy has also popularised the time, ballot stations andprocedures of the election through the media, its website in Vietnam as well astravel companies.
In Da Nang city, local authorities and competent agencies have createdthe best possible conditions for Russian nationals in the city to exercisetheir rights and obligations.
About 750 Russian officials, engineers and workers of Vietsovpetro, a Vietnam –Russia jointventure, and their relatives living in Vung Tau city, Ba Ria-VungTau province, also cast their ballots on the day.
Meanwhile, in HCM City, 33 Russians came to the pollingstation established at the headquarters of the Russian Consulate General onehour after the voting began to elect a new President. The city houses manyRussians who are working in the fields of trade, tourism, oil and gas, andtourism.-VNA
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