Ceremony to mark Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s founding anniversary held in Russia. (Photo: NDO)

A ceremony to celebrate the 92nd anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCM CYU), the 48th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day, and the 73rd anniversary of Vietnam-Russia diplomatic relations was held by the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) on March 25 in Moscow.

The event was attended by Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi along with representatives from the RANEPA, Vietnamese associations in Russia and local and international students in Russia.

Speaking at the ceremony, Ambassador Khoi stressed that in his whole life, President Ho Chi Minh paid great attention to young people, who he said are the future of the country, and the major force for national construction and defence.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi speaks at the event. (Photo: NDO)

Khoi expressed his hope that Vietnamese youth in Russia will make greater efforts in contributing to homeland in the future.

On the occasion, 14 HCM CYU members who made outstanding contributions to the youth union work in 2022 were presented with certificates of merit from the Overseas Party Committee in Russia.

An exhibition was also held at the event introducing Vietnamese culture, people, and Vietnamese students and leaders who used to study at RANEPA, including Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.