Việt Nam-Russia Tropical Centre marks 35th anniversary of traditional day

HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam-Russia Tropical Centre under the Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Hà Nội on Saturday to celebrate its 35th traditional day (March 7). Prof. Dr. Kucherenko Petr Aleksandrovich, Russian Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education, co-Chairman of the Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee for the Việt Nam - Russia Tropical Centre, and head of the Russian sub-committee, said that the centre had developed continuously over the last 35 years. Its operations wre currently focusing on the areas important to both countries, especially climatic testing of materials and technical components, studying the biodiversity of tropical ecosystems, studying the settlement of chemical warfare consequences, and studying tropical infectious diseases originating from the wild. At the ceremony, the centre was granted the first-class Labour Order in recognition of its prominent achievements during 2017-2021. Vice State President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân praised the centre’s enormous efforts and achievements over the last 35 years.