On June 17, in Kazan, Russian Federation, Politburo Member, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and the high-level Vietnamese delegation met with officials and staff of representative agencies and the Vietnamese community living, studying and working in the Russian Federation.
Expressing emotion and joy at meeting a large number of Vietnamese people in Russia, on behalf of Party and State leaders and compatriots in the country, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung sent greetings and best wishes to the people. He said that this is his first visit to Russia and also the first time he has met the Vietnamese community abroad in the position of Prime Minister.
Listening to people's opinions, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung said that Party and State leaders clearly feel and deeply share the deep impact of the international situation on people's lives; regularly direct representative agencies to pay close attention to citizen protection work, helping people in difficult times.
We are very warm when in the face of difficulties and challenges, people uphold the spirit of solidarity, mutual affection, support, and help each other; the more difficult times are, the more the traditions and good qualities of Vietnamese people are promoted" - the Prime Minister expressed.
According to the Prime Minister, the Russian Federation is one of the areas with a large Vietnamese community and a long history. Through many stages of development of Vietnam-Russia relations, the Vietnamese community in Russia always accompanies the country, actively contributing to fostering the traditional friendship between the two nations.
The Prime Minister also highly appreciated the role and very effective activities of the Union of Vietnamese Organizations in the Russian Federation, along with business associations, hometown associations, professional associations and community organizations in gathering and uniting people, protecting the legitimate rights of the community, preserving national cultural identity and looking towards the homeland.
The Prime Minister wishes the Vietnamese community in Russia to continue to promote patriotism, creativity, dynamism and the special advantages that people have to contribute more to the development of the country; Vietnamese entrepreneurs in Russia continue to expand investment and business activities; become a bridge to bring Vietnamese goods to the Russian market and the Eurasian Economic Union; and at the same time bring advanced products, technologies, and management experience from Russia to Vietnam; strengthen connections with research institutions, universities and domestic enterprises; actively participate in innovation programs, digital transformation, science and technology development and high-quality human resource training for Vietnam.
The Prime Minister also hoped that the young generation of Vietnamese people in Russia would continue to strive to study, train, integrate with the locality, preserve Vietnamese, Vietnamese culture, nurture love for their homeland and become global citizens with Vietnamese identity.
