Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Mr. Kudryashov, General Director of Zarubezhneft Oil and Gas Company (Russia). Photo: Duong Giang/VNA
Welcoming the General Director of Zarubezhneft Company to visit Vietnam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh congratulated Mr. Vladimir Putin on his re-election as President of the Russian Federation for the 2024-2030 term with a record number of votes; believing that under the leadership of President Vladimir Putin, Russia will continue to develop steadily.
The Prime Minister also shared the loss of the Russian Federation and the Russian people due to the terrorist attack on March 22, 2024, which killed many people and injured many others; said that Vietnam strongly condemns terrorist attacks in all forms; believes that Russia will always unite to overcome this loss.
The Prime Minister expressed his delight at the positive developments in Vietnam-Russia relations in all areas, most recently General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong had a phone call with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin; the two sides continue to promote high-level delegation exchanges. In the achievements of the good traditional relations between the two countries, oil and gas cooperation is a pillar, achieving high efficiency, although there have been fluctuations in more than 40 years of cooperation.
The General Director of Zarubezhneft Company thanked Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh for taking the time to receive the delegation; said that after more than 40 years of cooperation between Zarubezhneft Company and Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) through the Vietsovpetro and Rusvietpetro Joint Ventures, many successes have been achieved in geological exploration and oil and gas exploitation; creating jobs and contributing to the budgets of each country.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Mr. Kudryashov, General Director of Zarubezhneft Oil and Gas Company (Russia). Photo: Duong Giang/VNA
Zarubezhneft and Petrovietnam are working together to effectively implement high-level agreements between the two countries in the field of oil and gas cooperation. Russia will continue to create favorable conditions for the expansion of Rusvietpetro's projects in Russia in the coming time to develop more balanced oil and gas cooperation projects in Vietnam and Russia; the Prime Minister is requested to direct the two sides to coordinate to resolve difficulties and obstacles in cooperation projects.
Mr. Kudryashov Sergei Ivanovich said that Russia wishes to continue promoting cooperation with Vietnam in various fields, especially economics, trade, investment, including oil and gas cooperation. Zarubezhneft Company wishes to expand cooperation with Vietnam to other fields, including developing offshore wind power in Vietnam.
Expressing support for promoting the handling of difficulties and obstacles in projects that Zarubezhneft and Petrovietnam are cooperating on, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that Vietnam always supports and creates conditions to promote oil and gas cooperation between the two countries, on the principle of "harmonious benefits and shared risks".
The Prime Minister asked the leaders of Zarubezhneft and Petrovietnam to discuss and clarify the issues that need to be resolved under the duties and powers of each agency, ministry or sector; and propose solutions so that oil and gas cooperation between the two countries can continue to achieve better results. At the same time, the Prime Minister asked ministries and sectors to review the implementation of cooperation agreements between the two countries' senior leaders, including in the oil and gas sector, and include them in the agenda of the upcoming meeting of the Vietnam-Russia Intergovernmental Committee.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Mr. Kudryashov, General Director of Zarubezhneft Oil and Gas Company (Russia). Photo: Duong Giang/VNA
The head of the Vietnamese Government hopes that Russia will support and resolve outstanding issues in oil and gas cooperation between the two countries; create conditions for Petrovietnam to expand its investment in Russia; and propose that Zarubezhneft and Petrovietnam establish a Working Group to promote the resolution of outstanding issues, and at the same time study and advise on appropriate cooperation contents.
Expressing gratitude for the great assistance of the Russian Federation in the former Soviet Union as well as today to the country and people of Vietnam, through the General Director of Zarubezhneft Company, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh conveyed the regards and best wishes of health from General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to Russian President Vladimir Putin; the Prime Minister sent his regards and best wishes of health to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin; invited the Russian Prime Minister to visit Vietnam at an appropriate time.
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