
Accompanying with Chairman Bui Nhat Quang, there were Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Chien Thang, Director of the Institute of European Studies; Dr. Vu Thuy Trang, Director of the Center for CIS and Russian Studies (Institute of European Studies) and MSc. Van Thi Thanh Binh, Deputy Head of the International Cooperation Department.
At the beginning of the working session, President Bui Nhat Quang warmly congratulated Ambassador Bezdetko who was newly appointed under the decree of the President of the Russian Federation signed on March 25, 2021 as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation in Vietnam. Associate professor, VASS President said that, with his new term in Vietnam, the Ambassador will play an important role in promoting cooperation activities between VASS and research institutions, other Russian science. By reviewing a number of cooperation activities with important Russian research institutions such as the Russian Academy of Sciences; Russian institute for strategic studies (RISS); Russian Sciences support foundation; Saint Petersbug State University (Saint Peterburg state University)… Associate Professor, VASS President hopes that the two sides will work together to implement more cooperation projects in the near future, especially the combination of organizing concerts scientific forum, so that scholars of the two sides have conditions to exchange and access more relevant information in research on social sciences and humanities and support cooperation and people-to-people exchanges, contributing to strengthening The relationship is already extremely good between the people of the two countries and two peoples.

In response to the VASS President, Mr. Bezdetko also expressed much interest in the research activities carried out at the VASS and said that, with the constant efforts from the leaders of research institutions, as well as policy on the development of international cooperation relations. The Russian Embassy in Vietnam will always give its best support to scientific research and exchange activities between Russia and Vietnam. The Ambassador believes that, despite the complicated situation of the pandemic, these barriers will open up new initiatives in cooperation activities between the two sides, in order to further promote the spirit of exchange. academic exchange for the cooperation and sustainable development of the two countries.
Pham Vinh Ha