President of the Vietnam–Russia Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group Phan Xuan Dung makes a remark at the event. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – A gathering was held in Hanoi onMay 23 to celebrate the 68th anniversary of the Vietnam–RussiaFriendship Association (May 23, 1950) and to recall great memories in the history of theVietnam–Russia friendship.
The event was hosted by the Vietnam–Russia FriendshipParliamentarians’ Group and the Central Vietnam–Russia Friendship Association, allowingthe two organisations to share experience in foreign affairs work.
In his opening remarks, President of the Vietnam–RussiaFriendship Parliamentarians’ Group Phan Xuan Dung said Vietnam and Russia havefocused on maintaining and developing ties between the two national assemblies.
The two sides have exchanged visits to share practical experience in performingthe legislatures’ functions, monitor the implementation of bilateral agreementssigned by the two governments and improve the legal environment to facilitatecooperation between the two countries’ localities and businesses and increaseunderstanding between their peoples, Dung noted.
He expected the two nations will further foster theirparliamentary and people-to-people diplomacy and promote coordination betweenthe Vietnam–Russia and Vietnam–Russia parliamentarians’ groups.
President of the Vietnam-Russia Friendship AssociationTran Binh Minh, for his part, mentioned the association as one of the mostactive friendship associations in Vietnam because of its large number ofmembers and the strong bonds between them. Minh said he hopes that activitiesof the Vietnam–Russia Friendship Association and the Vietnam-Russia FriendshipParliamentarians’ Group will play a significant part in expanding the twocountries’ relations and developing people-to-people diplomacy.
Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vkunov laudedthe growth of Vietnam–Russia relations, saying he expects ties to bestrengthened through exchanges of high-level visits and friendship activitiesbetween the two sides.
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam UongChu Luu congratulated Russia on the reelection of President Vladimir Putin. He also looked forward to more activities bythe Vietnam–Russia Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group and Vietnam–RussiaFriendship Association to promote bilateral relations.-VNA
He expected the two nations will further foster theirparliamentary and people-to-people diplomacy and promote coordination betweenthe Vietnam–Russia and Vietnam–Russia parliamentarians’ groups.
President of the Vietnam-Russia Friendship AssociationTran Binh Minh, for his part, mentioned the association as one of the mostactive friendship associations in Vietnam because of its large number ofmembers and the strong bonds between them. Minh said he hopes that activitiesof the Vietnam–Russia Friendship Association and the Vietnam-Russia FriendshipParliamentarians’ Group will play a significant part in expanding the twocountries’ relations and developing people-to-people diplomacy.
Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vkunov laudedthe growth of Vietnam–Russia relations, saying he expects ties to bestrengthened through exchanges of high-level visits and friendship activitiesbetween the two sides.
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam UongChu Luu congratulated Russia on the reelection of President Vladimir Putin. He also looked forward to more activities bythe Vietnam–Russia Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group and Vietnam–RussiaFriendship Association to promote bilateral relations.-VNA
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