Russia honours Vietnamese diplomat, military officials
VOV.VN - Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 29 signed a decision to honour five Vietnamese officials with the Order of Friendship of Russia for their contributions to the Russia- Vietnam relations.
Awardees were Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh; Minister of National Defence Ngo Xuan Lich; Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence Phan Van Giang; Chief of the General Department of Politics at the Vietnam People’s Army Luong Cuong; and Deputy Minister of National Defence Be Xuan Truong.
The Russian State also granted a number of noble titles to Russian and foreign citizens for their contributions to the country’s COVID-19 fight and national security, among other aspects.