CPV General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the event (Source: VNA) Moscow (VNA) – General Secretary of theCommunist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong attended aceremony in Moscow, Russia on September 8 marking the 60th foundinganniversary of the Russia – Vietnam Friendship Association (RVFA).
Speaking at the event, the Party leader expressed appreciationfor the RVFA’s dynamic and creative activities over the past years,contributing to cementing the friendship and cooperation between the twocountries.
In the past, the association held various movements insupport of Vietnam in the fight against invaders, and in peacetime, theassociation continued to help Vietnam in its national reconstruction, he said.
General Secretary Trong hailed the RVFA for working closelywith the Vietnam – Russia Friendship Association (VRFA) and the two countries’agencies for publishing many books on Vietnam, holding international paintingcontests for children to offer them an insight into the cultures and friendshipbetween the two nations, planting trees at the premise of President Ho Chi MinhMonument in Moscow.
The two associations have served as bridges to connect Vietnameseand Russian universities, vocational organisations and businesses, in order tofoster ties across education-training, culture, trade-investment, he said.
The Party chief expressed his wish that the RVFA would betterperform its role as a bridge connecting the two peoples, promoting ties betweenlocalities and businesses on mutually beneficial basis, thus bringing the twocountries’ young generations closer.
On the occasion, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign MinisterPham Binh Minh presented the Labour Order, first class, to the RVFA, and theLabour Order, third class, to RVFA President V.Buyanov.
VRFA President and Editor-in-Chief of Bach Duong magazineNguyen Dang Phat was presented with the insignia “For Coordination in Actions”by the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Many RVFA members were honoured with the Friendship Orderand Friendship Medal of the Vietnamese State.
Established on July 31, 1958, the RVFA is one of the oldestsocial organisations in Russia that operates in people-to-people diplomacy.-VNA
Speaking at the event, the Party leader expressed appreciationfor the RVFA’s dynamic and creative activities over the past years,contributing to cementing the friendship and cooperation between the twocountries.
In the past, the association held various movements insupport of Vietnam in the fight against invaders, and in peacetime, theassociation continued to help Vietnam in its national reconstruction, he said.
General Secretary Trong hailed the RVFA for working closelywith the Vietnam – Russia Friendship Association (VRFA) and the two countries’agencies for publishing many books on Vietnam, holding international paintingcontests for children to offer them an insight into the cultures and friendshipbetween the two nations, planting trees at the premise of President Ho Chi MinhMonument in Moscow.
The two associations have served as bridges to connect Vietnameseand Russian universities, vocational organisations and businesses, in order tofoster ties across education-training, culture, trade-investment, he said.
The Party chief expressed his wish that the RVFA would betterperform its role as a bridge connecting the two peoples, promoting ties betweenlocalities and businesses on mutually beneficial basis, thus bringing the twocountries’ young generations closer.
On the occasion, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign MinisterPham Binh Minh presented the Labour Order, first class, to the RVFA, and theLabour Order, third class, to RVFA President V.Buyanov.
VRFA President and Editor-in-Chief of Bach Duong magazineNguyen Dang Phat was presented with the insignia “For Coordination in Actions”by the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Many RVFA members were honoured with the Friendship Orderand Friendship Medal of the Vietnamese State.
Established on July 31, 1958, the RVFA is one of the oldestsocial organisations in Russia that operates in people-to-people diplomacy.-VNA
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