Moscow (VNA), Jan. 24 -- The Committee for External Relations of Saint Petersburg city on January 23 organised an annual conference in celebration of the 74th anniversary of the Vietnam-Russia diplomatic relations (January 30, 1950-2024).

The event drew the participation of some 70 people, including Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi, Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Bezdetko, and many officials, scholars and businesses of the two countries.

Khoi highlighted that the then Soviet Union was among the first countries in the world to recognise the Vietnamese State, laying a stress on the support that the Russian people have given to Vietnam in its national liberation and development.

He expressed his belief that 2024 will open up ne...