The President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE), Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who is on a working visit to Vietnam , was warmly received by President Nguyen Minh Triet in Hanoi on Nov. 28.

At the reception, President Triet congratulated Ilyumzhinov on his reelection to the post of president of the FIDE and hailed FIDE’s orientations for its next tenure, with support given to developing countries. He expressed his hope that FIDE would continue to help Vietnam in training chess players.

President Triet also thanked Ilyumzhinov, former President of the Republic of Kalmykia , for his help to boost the construction of a “ Vietnam village” in Kalmykia, a Russian republic on the Caspian Sea , saying the project helped deepen two countries’ friendship and cooperation.

For his part, Ilyumzhinov affirmed his commitments to further support Vietnam on chess development as well as the construction of the “ Vietnam village” and create favourable conditions for Vietnamese guest workers to work in Kalmykia.

Ilyumzhinov has been president of FIDE since 1995./.