Russia congratulates Vietnam on National Reunification Day

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has cabled a message of congratulations to his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the liberation of the South and National Reunification Day on April 30.

The Russian leader said the glorious victory was the outcome of the persistent and heroic struggle of the Vietnamese people for independence and freedom.

Russia is proud of having stood side-by-side with its Vietnamese friends during those hard times, he wrote.

Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov also sent greetings to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh.