Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Russiaheld a diplomatic banquet to welcome Lunar New Year (Tet) in Moscow on January30.
Among guests at the event there were representatives fromRussian ministries of foreign affairs, defence, and economic development,Russia – Vietnam friendship associations, the Russian Academy of Science, localuniversities, and embassies of ASEAN member states in Russia.
Delivering a speech, Ambassador Ngo Duc Manh said Vietnam –Russia comprehensive strategic partnership made significant progress last year,with political trust enhanced via high-level delegation exchanges, citing asexamples the official visit by Vietnam’s Party General Secretary Nguyen PhuTrong, and trips to Vietnam by Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev andChairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Viktorovich Volodin.
Bilateral ties thrived in all fields from economy anddefence-security to education and humanities cooperation, he said, adding thattwo-way trade exceeded 5.5 billion USD, an annual increase of 30 percent.
The diplomat expressed his belief that the partnership willfurther grow and deepen with efforts made by both countries, highlighting thathundreds of activities have been planned to celebrate the 69th anniversary of their diplomatic relations as well as the Vietnam Year in Russiaand Russia Year in Vietnam this year.
Nicolai Nozdrev, Director of the Third Asian Departmentunder the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, showed his delight at thedevelopment of the ties, which he believes will reap more success in 2019.
Earlier, on January 29, a Tet gathering was hosted by theVietnamese Embassy in Ukraine for the expatriate community, filled withgreetings, Vietnamese food, and music.-VNA
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Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) 
