Hanoi (VNA) – The VietnameseEmbassy in Russia held a round-table seminar on Vietnam – Russia culturalcooperation in Moscow on March 20.
In his opening speech, Vietnamese Ambassadorto Russia Ngo Duc Manh said the two countries are holding a series of culturalactivities such as “Russian Cultural Days” and “Week of Russian Films” inVietnam and vice versa.
Both sides have also educated young peopleabout bilateral ties and facilitated the exchange of delegations in culture andcommunications, particularly the upcoming signing of the cultural cooperationprogramme for 2019-2020.
Participants agreed that Russian culture has taken root in the hearts ofgenerations of Vietnamese people. Though less popular following the collapse ofthe Soviet Union, it has become more popular recently.
Professor Grigory Lokshin, an expert onVietnamese studies from the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Far EasternStudies suggested the two countries’ ministries and agencies further strive tomake the two peoples closer.
Former Director of the Russian Centre ofScience and Culture in Hanoi Elena Zubtsova proposed stepping up communicationscollaboration to raise mutual understanding.
A number of books about Vietnam andtranslated versions of well-known Vietnamese literary works were alsointroduced at the event.
Elena Chimenheva, aVietnamese language teacher for Russian cultural officials, said many Russianpeople want to learn Vietnamese language now, hoping that there will be moreVietnamese school books for foreigners so students could read many Vietnamesecultural works and enjoy painting exhibitions.-VNA
In his opening speech, Vietnamese Ambassadorto Russia Ngo Duc Manh said the two countries are holding a series of culturalactivities such as “Russian Cultural Days” and “Week of Russian Films” inVietnam and vice versa.
Both sides have also educated young peopleabout bilateral ties and facilitated the exchange of delegations in culture andcommunications, particularly the upcoming signing of the cultural cooperationprogramme for 2019-2020.
Participants agreed that Russian culture has taken root in the hearts ofgenerations of Vietnamese people. Though less popular following the collapse ofthe Soviet Union, it has become more popular recently.
Professor Grigory Lokshin, an expert onVietnamese studies from the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Far EasternStudies suggested the two countries’ ministries and agencies further strive tomake the two peoples closer.
Former Director of the Russian Centre ofScience and Culture in Hanoi Elena Zubtsova proposed stepping up communicationscollaboration to raise mutual understanding.
A number of books about Vietnam andtranslated versions of well-known Vietnamese literary works were alsointroduced at the event.
Elena Chimenheva, aVietnamese language teacher for Russian cultural officials, said many Russianpeople want to learn Vietnamese language now, hoping that there will be moreVietnamese school books for foreigners so students could read many Vietnamesecultural works and enjoy painting exhibitions.-VNA
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