Published:  00:00 Tuesday - September 16, 2008

Vietnam Cultural Week in Russia began in Moscow on September 15 with a lot of activities in the presence of Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem and Russian Minister of Culture Aleksander A. Avdeev.

Addressing the event, Mr Avdeev said Vietnam and Russia are striving to strengthen cooperation in cultural and other fields. In 2007, Hanoi and HCM City successfully hosted Russia’s cultural days in Vietnam, he said.