Nghe An province delegation visited and worked in the Russian Federation
In order to continue promoting bilateral cooperation with Russian Federation partners, from June 25 to 29, 2024, the Nghe An Provincial Delegation led by Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee visited and worked in the Russian Federation and deployed the 2024 foreign affairs program.
The delegation included comrade Bui Thanh An - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and representatives of the leaders of the agencies: Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Education and Training, Provincial Party Committee Office.
On June 25, the delegation of Nghe An province worked with the Government of Ulyanov province. Receiving and working with the delegation were Mr. Aleksey Yurevich Russkich - Governor of Ulyanov province; Mr. Kabonov Oleg Vladimirovich - Vice Chairman of Ulyanov province and leaders of agencies of Ulyanov province Government.
Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Thong shared that Vietnam and the Russian Federation have had a traditional cooperative relationship; the sentiments between the two peoples are always close, the relationship between the Vietnamese community and the people and local authorities of the Russian Federation is very good and friendly, these are important factors for the local cooperation between the two provinces to become more substantial and go into depth in the coming time.
Highly agreeing with the opinion of the Standing Deputy Secretary of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee, Governor Ulyanov suggested that the two sides should focus on the strengths of each locality to jointly support, exchange, and invest in development in many fields; soon sign the new phase of cooperation between the two provinces to serve as a basis for implementation in the next phase. The two sides need to discuss and agree on specific contents, build an appendix of activities to be implemented in each year and each phase. Governor Ulyanov also suggested that the leaders of Nghe An province pay attention to the construction of the Ulyanov Vietnam - Russia Friendship Village project in Nghe An province.
Before that, the delegation visited Ho Chi Minh President High School No. 76. Here, Mr. Nguyen Van Thong, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, and the members of the delegation were very moved by the warm, friendly and enthusiastic welcome of the teachers and students. The Standing Deputy Secretary of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee wished the students to always be persistent and persevering to achieve success in the future, and wished the school to achieve excellent results in teaching.
On the same day, the delegation of Nghe An province visited the VI Lenin House Museum; visited Avtodom Company Limited specializing in automobile production and assembly; and the Regional Enterprise Support and Maintenance Center. Here, the two sides discussed the potential and export strengths of each side.
On June 28, the delegation worked with the Government of St. Petersburg. Receiving and working with the delegation were Mr. Kalganov Vyacheslav Gennadievich - Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of St. Petersburg City Government and representatives of the leaders of the City Government's agencies. On behalf of the Government of St. Petersburg City, the Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee expressed his wish to soon build a multifaceted cooperative relationship with Nghe An province, especially inviting Nghe An province to participate in Project No. 7 between St. Petersburg and the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations, to exchange delegations and promote a number of activities in which the two localities have strengths.
On behalf of Nghe An province, comrade Nguyen Van Thong agreed on the policy and assigned the Department of Foreign Affairs to preside over and coordinate with relevant departments, branches and units to connect, advise and implement specific cooperation activities between the two provinces in the fields of education and training, tourism, trade, investment, and people-to-people diplomacy.
During the working trip, the delegation had a friendly meeting with the Association of Vietnamese in the Russian Federation; the Association of Vietnamese "Solidarity" in U-ly-an-nov province. Comrade Nguyen Van Thong, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, expressed his gratitude for the Association's meaningful contributions to Vietnam in general and Nghe An province in particular over the past time; affirmed that the Association is the most effective link between people living abroad and their homeland. He believes that the Association will grow stronger and stronger in both the number of members and the quality of its activities and make more contributions to the homeland.
On this occasion, the delegation laid flowers at the statue of President Ho Chi Minh in Ulyanov, St. Petersburg and Moscow; visited and discussed with the Vietnamese Embassy in the Russian Federation the results of the delegation's working trip to the Russian Federation, and thanked the Embassy for its attention and support so that the delegation of Nghe An province could have a successful working trip, contributing to strengthening the cooperative relationship between localities and the relationship between Vietnam and the Russian Federation in particular.