Vietnamese culture introduced at Russian university

A performance at the event (Photo: VNA)

Moscow (VNA) – Vietnamese cultural values havebeen introduced to international friends during an event held by the FinancialUniversity (FU) under the Government of the Russian Federation in Moscow onFebruary 27.

The event featured diverse cultural, art and culinaryactivities with the engagement of Vietnamese students in the Financial University.

It included an exhibition showcasing traditional culture ofVietnam and the Vietnam-Russia friendship as well as activities of Vietnamesestudents in the university, an art programme with Vietnamese songs and dancesperformed by Vietnamese students, and the introduction of typical Vietnamese dishes.

Addressing the event, FU President Stanislav Prokofievhighlighted the friendship and win-win relations between Russia and Vietnamover decades, which he described as a rare and unprecedented relationship inthe world, with 180 students and post-graduates.

Prokofiev revealed a plan to organise a Vietnam Day in theFU to create a venue for Vietnamese students to meet and introduce Vietnameseculture and art to their peers from Russia and other countries.

Meanwhile, Counselor Nguyen Doan Hai from the VietnameseEmbassy in Russia hailed the idea to organise the event, saying that it willcontribute to promoting the friendship between Vietnamese and Russian people aswell as the FU and the embassy./.

VNA