
The Vietnamese pavilion was opened on September 14 at the 19 th
International Exhibition of Food and Drink in Moscow , Russia ,
marking the start of the “Vietnamese Days in Russia-2010” programme that
will last through Sept. 19.
The programme will
include an economic forum on the strategic partnership and
comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Russia , a
Vietnam-Russia business forum and the fifth Vietnamese entrepreneurs’
forum in Europe .
An art performance on the theme of “
Vietnam ’s hidden beauty”, a photo exhibition on Vietnamese land and
people and an exhibition on the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang
Long-Hanoi – will also be held.
Minister of
Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang, who cut the ribbon to open the
Vietnamese section at the World Food Moscow 2010, said this is the first
time Vietnam has attended such an exhibition in Russia .
Vietnam’s participation in the exhibition and “Vietnamese Days in
Russia – 2010” aim to create conditions for the two countries’
businesses to diversify their cooperation through direct investment in
Vietnam or joint ventures with Vietnamese partners in manufacturing
products, said the minister.
“Vietnamese Days in
Russia – 2010” is expected to enhance the traditional friendship
and cooperation between the two peoples as well as the two countries’
businesses and ministries, he added./.