(VOVWORLD) - A Vietnamese delegation of 150 outstanding young people is attending the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students, which opened on Sunday night in Sochi, Russia.
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 Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the opening ceremony of the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students, October 15, 2017.
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The festival, organized by the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY), aims to bring together the youth of the world around justice, stronger international relations, and beter inter-ethnic and intercultural relations.
The Vietnamese delegation, led by Le Quoc Phong, First Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Youth Union, will participates in workshops, bilateral meetings, youth exhibitions, exchanges, friendship stalls, and an art program on today’s Vietnam. The key events of the festival will take place in Sochi. Secondary activities are being held in 17 other Russian cities until Sunday.