The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia hosted a get-together on August 5 to honor Soviet experts, especially those in military, who supported and accompanied the Vietnamese air defence and air force in their first days.
The participants observed a minute of silence in memory of late Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who played a crucial role in promoting the Vietnam-Russia relations, and Soviet experts, who have passed away.
In his speech, Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi affirmed that, the Vietnamese people are deeply grateful to Russian experts for their selfless, altruistic, and effective assistance to Vietnam.
Nikolai Kolesnik, Chairman of the Russian War Veterans’ Association, who once worked in Vietnam, recalled the hardships and challenges during the wartime, and expressed his delight at the remarkable transformation of Vietnam.
Attended by representatives of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Soviet Peace Fund, and Vietnamese associations in the country, the event demonstrated the long-lasting friendship between Vietnam and the former Soviet Union, as well as Russia today.
August 5, 1964, saw a marked victory of the young Vietnameseꦿ air defence and air force in the resistance war against the US, as they shot down eight planes and captured pilots for the first time, with Soviet military experts making great contributions./.
