Vietnam, Russia discuss stronger agriculture cooperation
Moscow (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi and
Russian Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sergey Levin on April 2 discussed
measures aimed at further promoting agricultural cooperation between the two
countries.
Acknowledging the past accomplishments, both sides
commended the sustained trade turnover in agro-forestry-fisheries, surpassing
the 1 billion USD mark annually. Notably, various investment initiatives within
the agricultural sector are currently underway, indicating a thriving bilateral engagement.
As there remains ample room to further boost agricultural
collaboration, Khoi proposed several measures, including expanding the
list of Vietnamese seafood enterprises eligible for export to Russia, and ensuring
continued support for Vietnamese ventures in Russia, including TH True
Milk.
Levin, for his part, highly appreciated Vietnam's decision to remove field thistle from the plant
quarantine list, which facilitates increased exports of wheat and corn from
Russia to Vietnam. He further reiterated Russia's steadfast commitment to
providing favourable conditions for Vietnamese enterprises operating in the
country.
The two sides agreed to continue coordinating
and expanding the list of enterprises eligible for exporting agro-forestry-fisheries
products to each other's markets.
They affirmed their intent to deliberate on
concrete measures to bolster agricultural cooperation during the forthcoming 25th session of the Vietnam-Russia Inter-Governmental Committee scheduled for later this
year./.