Within the framework of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), an international Russian-Vietnamese scientific and practical conference dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Vietnam was held.
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Sergei Naryshkin announced at the World Economic Forum that a “center” for studying the Russian language in Southeast Asia will be opened in Vietnam.
“The memory of the common path taken by our peoples today serves as a solid foundation for Russian-Vietnamese relations, which are developing in the spirit of a comprehensive strategic partnership,” said Sergei Naryshkin, President of the Russian Historical Society (RIS), welcoming the participants of the forum. He recalled that more than 80 interstate treaties and intergovernmental agreements have been signed between Russia and Vietnam, and the total volume of commercial trade has been constantly growing recently. Russian-Vietnamese cooperation in the field of humanities is also gradually developing.
“I am grateful to our partners from the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences for this,” Naryshkin added.
According to RIO co-chair Konstantin Mogilevsky, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia, there are currently about 3,000 Vietnamese students studying at Russian universities. One of the largest quotas for studying in Russia has been introduced for Vietnam – 1,000 students.
“Mutual interest in the history and culture of Russia and Vietnam serves as a natural driving force for the development of our scientific and educational cooperation,” Mogilevsky said in his video greeting.
He said that together with its Vietnamese colleagues, the Ministry is working on an intergovernmental agreement to create the Pushkin Center on its basis. “It aims to become a kind of “center” of Russian additional education aimed at learning the Russian language throughout Southeast Asia.”
RIO Board Chairman Ruslan Gagkuev spoke about the careful study of the common past and modern scientific research into the history of Vietnam. In his opinion, the peoples of Russia and Vietnam are united not only by common historical stories, but also by a careful attitude to the past, an understanding of the importance of preserving national memory and protecting their traditional values.
By the way, several years ago, Russian experts published a collection of documents devoted to Soviet-Vietnamese interaction during the years of the First Indochina War. The second part of the publication, which deals with the conflict of 1959-1975, was presented at the forum.
