(VOVworld) - On Wednesday, the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Russian Ministry of Culture approved a cultural cooperation program for 2016-2018 that will expand cooperation in performing arts, cinematography, cultural heritage, and fine arts.

The signing ceremony (Photo: bvhttdl.gov.vn)

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Vuong Duy Bien highlighted the fine cultural cooperation between the two nations in recent years, evidenced by a broad array of culture, sports and tourism activities.
Bien said he hopes the two countries will complete all items in the program, including launching Vietnamese culture days in Russia in June 2016 and activities to mark 20 years of ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Relations.