Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi pays tribute to Assoc. Dr. of Historical Science Grigory Mikhailovich Lokshin. Photo: VOV |
He was born on April 1, 1938 and died last Wednesday after a long illness.
At the tribute-paying ceremony in Moscow, Ambassador Khoi extended condolences to the family and friends of Grigory Lokshin, who he said was a famous Orientalist both in Russia and around the world and one of the greatest experts on political development issues of modern Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
He was twice awarded the Friendship Order by the State of Vietnam as well as multiple medals.