Many documents will be signed during the visit of the Russian Prime Minister.

(NLDO) - Russian Ambassador to Vietnam GSBezdetko talks about the visit of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and the relationship between the two countries.

Many documents will be signed

Ambassador Professor Bezdetko said that within the framework of his official visit to Vietnam, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin will meet and hold talks with Vietnamese leaders.

Russian Ambassador to Vietnam GSBezdetko. Photo: Embassy

The two sides will discuss urgent issues of Vietnam-Russia cooperation in the fields of trade, economy, culture and humanitarian affairs. The two sides will pay special attention to implementing joint projects in the fields of energy, transport, industry, agriculture and other fields. After the negotiations, a number of joint documents are expected to be signed.

According to the Ambassador, the visit of one of Russia's top leaders to Vietnam on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (January 30, 1950 - January 30, 2025) is a symbolic event.

This year also marks many important and memorable anniversaries in the history of relations between the two countries: the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War (May 9, 2025), the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification of Vietnam (April 30, 2025), the 80th anniversary of Vietnam's National Day (September 2, 2025), as well as the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Free Trade Agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (May 29, 2025).

Ambassador Prof. Bezdetko assessed that over the past 75 years, the two countries have accumulated a lot of experience, including unique experiences in mutually beneficial and diverse cooperation. Since 2001, the relationship between Russia and Vietnam has reached a strategic status and since 2012 has been upgraded to a comprehensive strategic partnership. In the current period, the two countries interact in many different areas such as trade, economy, science and technology, humanitarian, defense and security.

Discuss measures to enhance cooperation in trade, technology...

According to Ambassador GSBezdetko, the key factor for the continuous development and consolidation of Russia-Vietnam relations is regular and meaningful political dialogue at the highest level.

An important driving force for promoting cooperation between the two countries is the result of the state visit of Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin to Vietnam (June 19-20, 2024), the meeting of the Russian President with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit (October 24, 2024), as well as the official visit to Russia of Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man (September 8-10, 2024).

In September 2024, the meeting to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Russia-Vietnam Intergovernmental Committee on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation was held in Moscow under the chairmanship of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Nikolayevich Chernyshenko and Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha.

Contacts are actively held between the competent ministries, departments and agencies in the context of implementing agreements reached at the highest level in the fields of industrial production, trade and investment, information and communication, science and technology, culture and tourism. Mutually beneficial cooperation relations between the two countries are also being established through business organizations.

With the above positive developments in bilateral relations, Ambassador GSBezdetko said that during the upcoming visit to Vietnam by Russian Prime Minister MV Mishustin, the two sides are expected to substantially discuss the prospects for enhancing Russia-Vietnam cooperation in areas of mutual interest, including measures to enhance cooperation in the fields of trade, economy, science, technology and humanitarian affairs.

It is expected that the two sides will exchange views on issues of strengthening coordination of actions in the international arena, primarily at the United Nations and in ASEAN-centered formats, based on the closeness or coincidence of positions of Russia and Vietnam on key issues of the global and regional agenda, on steps to promote a common approach to solving pressing problems of the time, protecting the basic principles of sovereign equality, non-interference in the internal affairs of independent states, legality and a fair multipolar world order.

"We highly appreciate the participation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the BRICS Summit in the form of "approach/BRICS+" (Kazan, October 24, 2024) and at the meeting on the sidelines of this Summit with Russian President VV Putin" - Ambassador GSBezdetko emphasized.

More motivation to strengthen cooperation between the two countries

Assessing the potential for cooperation between the two countries in the coming time, Ambassador GSBezdetko said that the two countries need to continue to deepen and diversify their cooperative relationship. That cooperative relationship is based on a solid foundation of a long-standing tradition of friendship and mutual support, meeting the fundamental interests of the two countries, with the main goal of ensuring the prosperous development and happiness of the people of the two countries.

"We are pleased to note the positive development of trade and economic relations in recent years," the Ambassador said.

According to the Ambassador, in 2023, bilateral trade turnover increased by 8.3% and in the first 9 months of 2024 increased by 24% (reaching 4.4 billion USD). Cooperation in the oil and gas sector is progressing successfully, mainly within the framework of the Vietsovpetro joint venture. In June 2024, Vietsovpetro marked the milestone of producing the 250 millionth ton of oil. Since 2008, a reverse cooperation project between Vietnam and Russia LLC SK Rusvietpetro has been operating successfully in the Nenets Autonomous Region of the Russian Federation. Russia's Gazprom Group is currently operating on the continental shelf of Vietnam.

In Da Nang City, the joint venture automobile assembly plant with the participation of Russia's GAZ Group continues to produce cars. Some of the products are exported to neighboring countries.

Cooperation in the field of supplying food and agricultural products to each other's markets is growing. According to preliminary estimates, the total value of supply to the market in 2024 will exceed 1 billion USD. This positive trend is maintained largely due to the establishment of direct links between specialized business structures, as well as the expansion of the list of companies that have received operating licenses from the veterinary and phytosanitary agencies of the two countries.

The number of Russian regions cooperating with Vietnamese cities and provinces is increasing. In 2024, delegations from St. Petersburg and Moscow, Ulyanovsk, Yaroslavl and Yakutia regions visited Vietnam. On the Vietnamese side, leaders of the following localities: Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Can Tho, Quang Tri, Thai Binh and Hai Phong visited Russian provinces.

Traditionally, the two countries have closely cooperated in the field of education. Every year, Vietnamese citizens are granted 1,000 scholarships to study at Russian universities using the federal budget. A promising cooperation project has been implemented within the framework of cooperation between Russian and Vietnamese universities.

Humanitarian exchanges are becoming increasingly important. Aeroflot resumed regular flights on the Moscow-Ho Chi Minh City-Moscow route, while IrAvia opened flights from Irkutsk to Hanoi, Phu Quoc Island and Nha Trang, contributing to the increase in the number of tourists from Russia to Vietnam. According to Vietnamese statistics, from January to November 2024, the total number of Russian citizens visiting Vietnam reached 204,000 (an increase of 82%). Most of them were tourists.

"I believe that the meetings and negotiations of Prime Minister of the Russian Federation MV Mishustin with Vietnamese leaders during this visit will create more momentum to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in traditional fields as well as new promising fields in the spirit of friendship, mutual understanding and comprehensive strategic partnership," Ambassador Professor Bezdetko expressed.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/nhieu-van-kien-se-duoc-ky-ket-trong-chuyen-tham-cua-thu-tuong-nga-196250113163340709.htm