The evening was opened by the Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh. In his welcoming speech, Ambassador expressed his appreciation to Soviet friends for their assistance and support given to Vietnam in the struggle for the national independence in the past as well as to the construction and development of the country today.
On behalf of Rector of the Financial University, Deputy Vice-Rector for International Cooperation Maxim Kotelnikov and Head of the Department for International Cooperation Lilia Prikhodko congratulated our Vietnamese partners. Mr Manh thanked the Financial University and Rector Mikhail Eskindarov for the high quality training of Vietnamese students in the field of economics.