Friendship Orders conferred on St. Petersburg Governor, Ho Chi Minh Institute in St. Petersburg
WVR/VNA - On November 7, Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi, on behalf of the State President of Vietnam, presented the Friendship Order to Governor of Saint Petersburg Alexander Beglov in recognition of his contributions to and tireless efforts in maintaining and promoting relations between St. Petersburg and Vietnam in particular and enhancing the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership.
Latest
 |
| Friendship Orders conferred on St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov. (Photo: VNA)= |
Ambassador Khoi noted that St. Petersburg is one of Russia's leading localities in cooperation with Vietnamese provinces. He thanked Governor Beglov for his contributions to the development of cooperation in many fields, including culture, education and science.
Governor Beglov pledged that St. Petersburg will make further contributions to the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership, and informed that from December 3-8, a culture and business delegation of St. Petersburg will visit Ho Chi Minh City, and the Russian city will organise a Vietnamese week on the occasion of late President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday next year.
 |
| Friendship Orders conferred on Governor of Saint Petersburg Alexander Beglov for his contributions to and tireless efforts in maintaining and promoting relations between St. Petersburg and Vietnam in particular and enhancing the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership. (Photo: VNA) |
On November 8, Ambassador Khoi also handed over another Friendship Order to the Ho Chi Minh Institute under the St. Petersburg State University, a leading academic research centre not only on Vietnamese history and culture but also on President Ho Chi Minh.
 |
| Friendship Orders conferred on Ho Chi Minh Institute in St. Petersburg: Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi and Rector of Saint Petersburg State University Nikolay Kropachev. (Photo: VNA) |
In 2012, Director of the Institute Prof. Vladimir Kolotov was also honoured with a Friendship Order.
Following the handover ceremony, the Russian version of the book on Sun Tzu's Art of War by President Ho Chi Minh made its debut.
Previously, on the morning of November 7, Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi and the delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia laid wreaths at the newly inaugurated Monument of President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his coming to the former Soviet Union for the first time.
 |
| Friendship Orders conferred on St. Petersburg Governor, Ho Chi Minh Institute in St. Petersburg: On the morning of November 7, Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi and the delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia laid wreaths at the newly inaugurated Monument of President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his coming to the former Soviet Union for the first time. (Photo: Embassy of Vietnam in Russia) |
Attending the ceremony were many Vietnamese friends, leaders and staff of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the St. Petersburg, leaders of Vyborg district, where President Ho Chi Minh's statue is located, and students of High School No. 488, where Uncle Ho's Museum is located.
(Source: WVR/VNA)
