On December 26, the second meeting of the interdepartmental working group on cooperation between the Government of St. Petersburg and the people's Committee of Ho Chi Minh city (socialist Republic of Vietnam) was held in Smolny.
The participants discussed preparations for the" cross year " of Russia and Vietnam, as well as the current cooperation with the partner city.
Among the key events in 2019, it is expected to hold two youth Russian-Vietnamese forums, the Days of St. Petersburg in Ho Chi Minh city, a number of cultural and business events, including the exhibition of the Museum of war victims, as well as a full-fledged exposition of Vietnam's antiquities in the Hermitage.