Vientiane (VNA), Jan. 26 -- ASEAN member states should consider measures to intensify tourism cooperation between the bloc and Russia, Director General of the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism Nguyen Trung Khanh said on January 26.

In his speech at the third ASEAN+ Russia Tourism Ministers' Meeting held in the framework of the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2024 in Vientiane, Laos on January 24-26, Khanh highlighted that Russia is an important tourism market of ASEAN and Vietnam in particular, with visitors making long trips to the region.

Laying stress on the modest tourism activities between the two sides, Khanh suggested organising cultural-tourism festivals , conferences and cultural exchange programmes besides the existing Russian languag...