On March 4-6, 2019, a working visit of the delegation of St. Petersburg to the sister city of Ho Chi Minh city of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Committee for external relations of St. Petersburg Vyacheslav Kalganov took place. The delegation also included the leadership of " Vodokanal of St. Petersburg," St. Petersburg clinical scientific and practical center of specialized types of medical care (cancer)", representatives of the business community of the city.
During the visit, working meetings were held with the leadership of the Department of external relations of the people's Committee of Ho Chi Minh city, the youth Union of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the state company "Saigon tourist", "Saigon Industry Corporation", Ho Chi Minh cancer hospital, "SAWACO", the National University, the television company HTV.
The meetings discussed the events of the " cross year "of Russia and Vietnam, including the new project" Spiritual heritage of comrade Ho Chi Minh. 50 years later", which will include a number of major joint events.