Moscow (VNA) – VietnameseAmbassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh had a meeting with representatives of socialorganisations and friendship associations at the Vietnamese Embassy on February6 to seek to bolster the friendship between the two countries.
The meeting brought together Russian warinvalids, military experts and technicians who accompanied Vietnamese peopleand army during wartime, contributing to national reunification.
Although they are retired, the Russianfriends still have kept a close watch on Vietnam’s development, andcontributed, in their own capacity, to consolidating the bilateral friendship.
Addressing the function, Ambassador Manh thankedthe Russian friends’ support for Vietnam, considering their sentiments a valuableasset of the two counties.
Vietnam and Russia boast a lot ofopportunities to step up their cooperation, especially in economy, Manh said,expressing his hope that during his term, he could have opportunities to advancethe relationship across fields, helping to fulfill the bilateral trade goal of 10billion USD in 2020.
The diplomat is scheduled to have workingsessions with representatives from scientific, economic, political and press circlesof Russia in the next few days.-VNA
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