Russian expert highlights Vietnam’s role in Eurasian integration processes

Russian’s e-newspaper Infox.ru has run an article written by Grigory Trofimchuk, Chairman of the Expert Council of the Foundation for the Support of Scientific Research "Workshop of Eurasian Ideas," highlighting the role of Vietnam in the Eurasian integration processes.
Russian expert highlights Vietnam’s role in Eurasian integration processes ảnh 1Shrimp processing for export (Source: VNA)
Moscow (VNA) – Russian’s e-newspaper Infox.ru hasrun an article written by Grigory Trofimchuk, Chairman of the Expert Council of theFoundation for the Support of Scientific Research "Workshop of EurasianIdeas," highlighting the role of Vietnam in the Eurasian integration processes.

In the article, the author wrote that the great role and potential ofVietnam in the field have yet to be fully evaluated and optimised.

Vietnam is currently at the centre of the global economy, he noted, adding thatVietnam is one of the leading countries in the ASEAN and is reinforcing itsposition by specific economic indicators.

Right amid the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnamstill posted GDP growth of 2.91 percent in 2020, which may reach 7.1 percent in2021 as predicted by the United Oversea Bank, making it one of the fastest growing countriesin the Asia-Pacific region, the author said.

He also cited prestigious sources as saying that Vietnam isamong the 40 largest economies in the world and the fourth in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Thecountry is also one of the 10 fastest growing countries in theworld and among 16 most successful newly-emerging economies in the globe.
Russian expert highlights Vietnam’s role in Eurasian integration processes ảnh 2Grigory Trofimchuk (R), Chairman of the Expert Council of the Foundation for the Support of Scientific Research "Workshop of Eurasian Ideas" talks with the Vietnam News Agency's correspondent in Moscow (Photo: VNA)
The expert asserted that Vietnam has shown the world that free trade has overcome all artificial barriers and restrictions.

A stable and secure investment environment, guaranteed bythe government of Vietnam, is one of the most reliable political foundations inthe world for the implementation of large-scale and long-term economicactivities, he wrote.

Trofimchuk held that Vietnam will continue to grow in thenext 10 years, and the successes in trade and economic cooperation between Vietnamand the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) have encouraged other ASEAN countries tobecome more actively involved in the integration processes in the Eurasianspace./.
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