The embassies of ASEAN countries in Russia held an ASEAN Day in Moscow on September 21 to celebrate the bloc’s 43rd anniversary.
The ceremony was attended by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexey Borodavkin along with the ambassadors of ten ASEAN member countries.
The ‘Lotus’ dance performed by Vietnamese students from a Russian university introduced Vietnam’s culture to audience and received enthusiastic applause.
Pham Thi Ngoc Bich, Minister Counsellor of the Vietnamese embassy, said that the annual event is aimed at bringing the staff of the ASEAN embassies in Moscow closer together and strengthening relations within ASEAN as well as between ASEAN and Russia.
Bich added that ASEAN Day features various activities that highlight the traditional cultures of each member country.