FM Bui Thanh Son meets Vietnamese community in Russia

It formed part of his official visit to Russia from September 25-28 at the invitation of Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov.

Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi briefed Son on the embassy’s recent activities and the situation of the Vietnamese people living in Russia at the time of COVID-19.

FM Affairs Bui Thanh Son speaks at the meeting.

Minister Son informed the Vietnamese expats in Russia of Vietnam’s socio-economic development and COVID-19 response efforts, saying the State and Party are taking the “vaccine diplomacy” very seriously and his ministry is making all possible efforts to have as many as possible COVID-19 vaccine doses delivered to Vietnam.

He also briefed them on the outcomes of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Cuba and his trip to New York for the General Debate of the U.N. General Assembly’s 76th session and sideline activities.

The minister emphasized that the Party and State attach great importance to the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia characterized by three main pillars – security-defense cooperation, energy and oil cooperation, and education and training cooperation. Despite challenges caused by COVID-19, the two countries have maintained high-level meetings and phone talks, he said.

FM Son (L) receives 135,000 USD in cash donated from the Vietnamese Association in Russia to Vietnam’s COVID-19 fight.

He appreciated the Embassy of Vietnam in Russia for its active efforts to negotiate with Russian partners for the production of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in Vietnam. He also highly spoke of the Vietnamese expats’ contribution to Vietnam’s COVID-19 control fund, saying they serve as a bridge to boost trade and ties between the two countries.

The minister also received 135,000 USD in cash donated from the Vietnamese Association in Russia to Vietnam’s COVID-19 fight.

Source: VNA