At the event (Photo: VNA) Moscow (VNA) – Russia is interested in cooperationwith Vietnam and the enhancement of the two nations’ friendship, according to a Russianofficial.
Yevgeny Primakov, head of Russia’s Federal Agency for theCommonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, andInternational Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo), made the statementin his opening speech at an international workshop, themed “Vietnam nowadaysthrough Eurasian lens”, held on August 28.
The Rossotrudnichestvo organised the function on the occasionof the book "Vietnam takes off" by Grigory Trofimchuk published in thecountry, gathering about 40 journalists, experts, and scholars from Russia,Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia and Vietnam.
Yevgeny Primakov noted projects such as the workshop andbook introduction event will contribute to strengthening the bilateralfriendship.
Units representing the Rossotrudnichestvo in Vietnam arewilling to support business cooperation between companies from Russia and the EurasianEconomic Union (EAEU) with Vietnam and their Vietnamese peers, he affirmed.
At the workshop, participants discussed new approaches toexpand humanitarian relations between EAEU member nations and Vietnam, thesides’ collaboration potential in science and technology, as well as theirjoint work in education, business connection, and information security.
Grigory Trofimchuk, who is Chairman of the Russia-basedExpert Council of the Eurasian Foundation for Support of Scientific Research,considered Vietnam a pioneer in the Eurasian integration progress as it is thefirst nation to sign a free trade agreement with the EAEU and has helped thebloc spread its wings to Southeast Asia.
In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency on thesidelines of the event, he said that via the workshop, representatives ofseveral EAEU countries have shown their interest in expanding ties with Vietnamin all directions and spheres.
He underscored a need to bolster Vietnam – Russia relationswithin the EAEU framework through the development of traffic and logistics infrastructure.
His nearly-200-page book, with many vivid illustrations of amodern and innovative Vietnam, was written after the author’s field trip to theSoutheast Asian nation. The front page of the book states that it was publishedon the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the signing of the treaty onfundamental principles of friendship between Vietnam and Russia, and the 70thanniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties./.
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