who is on a working visit to Vietnam , was warmly received by President
Nguyen Minh Triet in Hanoi on Nov. 28.
At the
reception, President Triet congratulated Ilyumzhinov on his reelection
to the post of president of the FIDE and hailed FIDE’s orientations
for its next tenure, with support given to developing countries. He
expressed his hope that FIDE would continue to help Vietnam in
training chess players.
President Triet also thanked
Ilyumzhinov, former President of the Republic of Kalmykia , for his
help to boost the construction of a “ Vietnam village” in Kalmykia, a
Russian republic on the Caspian Sea , saying the project helped deepen
two countries’ friendship and cooperation.
For his
part, Ilyumzhinov affirmed his commitments to further support Vietnam
on chess development as well as the construction of the “ Vietnam
village” and create favourable conditions for Vietnamese guest workers
to work in Kalmykia.
Ilyumzhinov has been president of FIDE since 1995./.
