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| At the conference (Photo: VNA) |
The event attracted many Vietnamese scholars as well as researchers about Vietnam studies from prestigious universities and research institutes in Russia.
At the opening of the conference, President of the Russian Historical Society Sergey Naryshkin and Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Konstantin Mogilevsky sent their greetings through videos.
In his opening remarks, President of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Yury Kulchin affirmed that Vietnam has always held an important position and Russia wants to develop sustainable relations with Vietnam.
The conference focused on analyzing historical, political and security aspects. Scholars presented research results on important historical events affecting the two countries, and discussed the current dynamics of Russia-Vietnam relations and the prospects for the relations in the future. Most of the speeches highlighted the close relationship between Russia and Vietnam, originating from the former Soviet Union, and expressed the desire to strengthen and promote this friendly relationship.
Mr. Dmitry Mosyakov, Professor, Doctor of historic science, Director of the Center for Southeast Asia, Australia and Oceania at the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, said that the two countries have common views on many issues and international relations, and have many interesting projects such as the Novatek company's project on liquefied gas, the construction of a nuclear training center, or other projects of private enterprises.
Mr. Tran Tuan Anh, Vice President of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, said that the Vietnam-Russia relationship is very strong. After 75 years of cooperation, this is a truly friendly and comradely relationship.
This forum is a good opportunity for scientists from both countries to evaluate cooperation in the past period and propose new cooperation ideas for the future.
At the workshop, Mr. Vitaly Naumkin, Scientific Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, introduced the collection "The Soviet Union and Vietnam in the Second Indochina War 1959-1975" compiled by the Russian Federation Archives.
On the sidelines of EEF 2024, an exchange was held between Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Chien Thang, Head of the Institute of European Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, with Deputy Head for International Relations Evgeny Vlasov and FEFU officials on ideas and bilateral cooperation directions. On this occasion, the two sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation./.