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A meeting to mark the 60th
anniversary of Vietnam's National Day (September 2) was held
in Moscow on August 25.
In an inaugural speech, President
of the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association, E. P. Glazunov,
praised the heroic struggle of the Vietnamese people in the
two resistance wars against the French colonialists and the US
imperialists, traditional and friendly relationship,
solidarity, co-operation and strategic partnership between the
two countries.
He also praised the achievements
of the Vietnamese people in all areas of the doi moi
(renovation) process under the leadership of the Communist
Party of Vietnam.
A representative of the Russian
Foreign Ministry, Andrei Kovtyn, affirmed that relations
between Russia and Vietnam are characterised by confidence,
mutual assistance and the fact both nations have the same view
of important international and regional issues. Russia and
Vietnam have been exchanging high-level political and
diplomatic contacts and have been promoting economic and
commercial co-operation, he said.
Two-way trade reached
approximately US $900 million in 2004 and is expected to reach
US $1 billion this year, while big achievements have been
recorded in educational and cultural co-operation.
Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Van
Nganh reviewed glorious stages in nation building and
safeguarding and highlighted the great achievements of the
Vietnamese people in all areas. (VNA) |
