Speaking at the opening ceremony,Director of the MGIMO’s ASEAN Centre Viktor Sumsky noted that the eventattracts not only students at MGIMO but also those from other universities inMoscow.
Lai Ngoc Doan, a representativeof the Vietnamese embassy in Russia, congratulated MGIMO students on organisinga meaningful event.
The diplomat also lauded MGIMO asone of the leading international relations training establishments in the worldwhere tens of Vietnamese students are studying.
The Vietnam Day featured around-table seminar on Vietnam’s role as host of APEC Year 2017, a traditionalsouvenir fair, a photo exhibition “APEC Year 2017 in Vietnam”, an understandingcompetition on Russia and Vietnam, and Vietnamese gastronomy.-VNA
