President: Vietnam prioritises developing relations with Russia

President Tran Dai Quang met with Speaker of the Federation Council of Russia Valentina Matviyenko in Moscow on June 28.
President: Vietnam prioritises developing relations with Russia ảnh 1President Tran Dai Quang and Speaker of the Federation Council of Russia Valentina Matviyenko (Source: VNA)
Moscow (VNA) – PresidentTran Dai Quang asserted that Vietnam always treasures and prioritisesdeveloping its comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia at a meeting withSpeaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko in Moscow on June 28.

The Vietnamese leader spokehighly of the outcomes of the Speaker’s visit to Vietnam in February 2017,especially the organisation of a seminar on local collaboration.

President Quang expressed hishope that the Federation Council will continue supporting Russian localities totighten ties with Vietnamese provinces and cities, in accordance with bothsides’ potential and demand.

He also believed that SpeakerMatviyenko will further contribute to intensifying and enhancing relationsbetween the Federation Council and the Vietnamese National Assembly as well as betweenRussia and Vietnam in general.

Speaker Matviyenko said the President’svisit to Russia is of significance to bilateral relations as its outcomes willbe a driving force for Russia-Vietnam cooperation in all fields.

She affirmed the relationshipbetween the two legislatures plays an importance role in the Russia-Vietnamties, and appreciated the two bodies’ regular organisation of meetings anddialogues as well as their close coordination at internationalinter-parliamentary forums such as the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the ASEANInter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), and the Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries'Parliaments.

At the meeting, the two sidesagreed to work together to raise two-way trade to 10 billion USD by 2020, andpledged to strengthen cooperation in the fields of energy, defence-security,education-training, culture, tourism and science-technology.

They also affirmed to maintainclose coordination at multilateral forums, especially during the Vietnam APECYear 2017.-VNA
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