The Committee for External Relations of Saint Petersburg (Russia) has recognized its effective cooperation with the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations, considering it a symbol of the enduring solidarity between the peoples of the two countries. In its congratulatory letter to the 7th National Congress of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations for the 2026-2031 term, the Committee expressed its confidence that the Congress would mark a new stage of development for the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations.