A delegation of business representatives from Russia will visit Vietnam from Nov. 8-9 to prepare for cooperation agreements in finance, energy, machinery manufacture and military technique.

Andrey Kostin, President of Board of Directors of the Vneshtorbank of Russia announced this on Oct. 29 during a working session with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin the same day.

Kostin further said that the delegation will prepare proposals and tentative practical cooperation agreements, which are expected to be signed during Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s up-coming official visit to Russia.

Earlier, PM Putin spoke on the phone with PM Dung and invited the latter to pay an official visit to Russia.

The two sides discussed several issues, including prospects for the development of bilateral economic and trade relations. They were pleased at the growth of trade turnover between the two countries of 5.7 percent despite the global financial crisis./.