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President welcomes Russian oil CEO

President Truong Tan Sang emphasised that Vietnam ’s leaders will always create favorable conditions for oil and gas entrepreneurs in Vietnam and Russia to boost cooperation.
President Truong Tan Sang emphasised that Vietnam ’s leaders willalways create favorable conditions for oil and gas entrepreneurs inVietnam and Russia to boost cooperation.

He made thestatement while receiving CEO of Russia’s Gazprom Corporation AlexeiMiller during his working visit to Vietnam .

Millerbriefed President Sang on the cooperation results between GazpromCorporation and PetroVietnam in recent years, stressing that the oil andgas sector is one of the most fruitful cooperation sectors in bilateralrelations.

He said the corporation will continue its effort to effectively implement the cooperation programme.

He also expressed his belief that with its capacity, experience andprestige, his corporation will support the expansion of oil and gascooperation between Vietnam and Russia, and strengthen their strategicpartnership and comprehensive cooperation.

President Sangthanked Gazprom for its support to Vietnam ’s oil and gas industry,saying its had become a symbol of the friendship enjoyed between the twocountries.

He expressed his pleasure over the goodresults in many fields, especially political relations, after more than adecade of implementing bilateral strategic partnerships andcooperation.-VNA
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