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The meeting between leaders of HCMC and St. Petersburg on June 29 (Photo: VNA) |
Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen had a meeting with Governor Alexander Beglov and Chairman of the Legislative Assembly Alexander Belsky of St. Petersburg on June 29, as he was in the Russian city to attend the inauguration of President Ho Chi Minh’s monument.
Beglov said that all stages have been completed to inaugurate the monument on June 30, marking 100 years since President Ho Chi Minh first set foot in Petrograd, now St. Petersburg city, to seek a path for national liberation.
The monument will become a symbol of the long-lasting and unshakable friendship between Russia and Vietnam, he said, expressing his hope for a monument commemorating Soviet Union experts, who stood shoulder to shoulder for the independence of Vietnam in difficult times, in the country.
The St. Petersburg authority is moving to update the cooperation roadmap with HCMC, and the operator of the Pulkovo airport is speeding up the opening of a direct air route linking the city with Vietnam, thereby helping to increase the number of tourists and open up new business opportunities, stated Beglov.
For his part, Nen showed his wish that St. Petersburg will share experiences in capacity building in cybersecurity, digital platform application, and digital technology.
HCMC is willing to intensify cooperation promotion activities and enhance understanding and closeness between the two cities, he added.
Earlier, the HCMC delegation visited an exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh and visited the office of leader Vladimir Ilich Lenin at the Smolny Institute.
