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5 November 2009
Annual Russian Film Festival took place in the Laotian capital Vientiane and other cities from October, 29 untill November 3,2009. The week long event featuring five Russian films was organised by the Russia-Laos and Laos-Russia friendship associations in cooperation with the Russian Embassy to Laos to celebrate the 50-th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and Laos next year.

Official Russian delegation headed by Mr.V.Sokolin,President of the Russia-Laos friendship association, Chairman of the intergovermental Russian-Laotian commission on trade,economic,scientific and technical cooperation participated in the film festival.

Speeking at the opening ceremony Mr.S.Lazaruk, delegation member,first secretary of the Russian Union of cinematographers as well as Mr. Bounchao Phichit,Director General of the Cinema Department of the Ministry of Information and Culture called the festival as an "Event" in the cultural life of Lao PDR works to broaden friendship between the two countries and boosts cooperation in the film industry, in particular.

During the week the Head of the Russian delegation Mr.V.Sokolin and delegation member,first deputy Chairman of the Russian Peace fund academician I.Panfilov offically met with Laotian Prime-minister and first deputy minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Phongsavat Boupha. More,

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