Congratulating the Government and people of Russia on their National Day and Russia on its hosting the World Cup 2018, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam-Russia Friendship Association Trinh Quoc Khanh expressed his delight at the fruitful Vietnam-Russia relations in the past few years.
Traditional friendship and cooperation between the two nations have been nurtured by generations of leaders and peoples of both sides, he said, adding that Vietnam always treasures and prioritises developing its relations with Russia in various fields.
Russian Ambassador to Vietnam, Konstantin Vasilievich Vnukov, affirmed that the two countries have diversified their comprehensive strategic partnership with an array of new kinds of collaboration.
Cooperation has been expanded from politics-diplomacy, economy-trade, culture, and education to people diplomacy, he said, adding that both nations have paid due attention to bolstering mutual understanding between the youths of the two countries.
A special art performance programme was included in the event, featuring Russian songs favoured by the Vietnamese people.
Two-way trade between Vietnam and Russia topped US$ 3.55 billion in 2017, an annual surge of 35 percent. The two countries aim to lift their bilateral trade to US$ 10 billion by 2020.
