The Vietnam-Russia Friendship Association in collaboration with the Russian Embassy in Vietnam organised a ceremony in Hanoi on June 13 to mark the 28th National Day of the Russian Federation (June 12).
Vietnam and Russia have enjoyed fruitful relations. (Photo: IIB)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam-Russia Friendship Association incollaboration with the Russian Embassy in Vietnam organised a ceremony in Hanoion June 13 to mark the 28th National Day of the Russian Federation (June 12).
Congratulating the Government and people of Russian on their National Day and aswell as Russia on its hosting the World Cup 2018, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam-RussiaFriendship Association Trinh Quoc Khanh expressed his delight at the fruitfulVietnam-Russia relations in the past years.
Traditional friendship and cooperation between the two nations have beennurtured by generations of leaders and peoples of both sides, he said, addingthat Vietnam always treasures and prioritises to develop relations with Russiain various fields.
Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vasilievich Vnukov affirmed that thetwo countries have diversified the comprehensive strategic partnership with anarray of new kinds of collaboration.
Cooperation has been expanded from politics-diplomacy, economy-trade, culture,and education to people diplomacy, he said, adding that both nations have paiddue attention to bolstering mutual understanding between the youths of the twocountries.
A special art performance programme was included in the event, featuringRussian songs favoured by Vietnamese people.
Two-way trade between Vietnam and Russia topped 3.55 billion USD in 2017, ayear-on-year surge of 35 percent. The two countries aim to lift the bilateraltrade to 10 billion USD by 2020.-VNA
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Vietnam and Russia have enjoyed fruitful relations. (Photo: IIB) 
