Khoi noted that St. Petersburg is one of Russia's leading localities in cooperation with Vietnamese provinces. He thanked Beglov for his contribution to the development of cooperation in many fields, including culture, education and science.

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Governor of Saint Petersburg Alexander Beglov honored for his contribution

Beglov pledged that St. Petersburg will make further contribution 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 organize a Vietnamese week on the occasion of late President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday next year.

On November 8, Khoi also handed over another Friendship Order to the Ho Chi Minh Institute under the St. Petersburg State University, a leading academic research center not only on Vietnamese history and culture but also on President Ho Chi Minh.

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Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi and Rector of Saint Petersburg State University Nikolay Kropachev

In 2012, director of the institute Prof. Vladimir Kolotov was also honored 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.

Source: VNA