Russian and international media ran articles on April 6-7 reporting onthe Vietnam visit by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev,highlighting the significance of the visit as at a time when Vietnam hasrisen to become one of the leading countries in Asia-Pacific.
Russian press agencies like Ria-Novosti, Itar-Tass, and Interfaxpraised the outcomes of the talks between Medvedev and his Vietnamesecounterpart Nguyen Tan Dung as well as his meetings with Party GeneralSecretary Nguyen Phu Trong and State President Truong Tan Sang.
In its article, news agency Ria-Novosti affirmed that Russia andVietnam are efficiently cooperating in energy. It also hailed thesuccess of the Vietnam-Russia oil and gas joint venture companyVietsovpetro, established in 1981, as well as the effectivecollaboration between Russia’s big oil and gas companies like Gasprom,Lukoil and TNK-BP and the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group inVietnam’s continental shelf, Russia and third party countries.
The Russian national television channel “1 TV” emphasised the need forthe early establishment of a free trade area between Vietnam and theEurasian Economic Union, underlining prospects for economic and tradecooperation enhancement between Russia and Vietnam as well as thegreater ASEAN.
Meanwhile, Sputnik news agency quotedMedvedev as saying that once Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Unionsign their free trade agreement, Russia’s bilateral trade with Vietnamcould reach the targeted 10 billion USD by 2020.
US-based Associated Press (AP) also cited the PM’s speech that trade between Vietnam and Russia could reach their target.
The UK’s Reuters ran an article mentioning the pending signing of anagreement on the establishment of a free trade zone between Hanoi andMoscow.
The signing of the agreement was alsospotlighted by Germany’s “Die Zeit” newspaper. It quoted PM Nguyen TanDung as saying that the agreement is likely to be signed by the firsthalf of this year.-VNA
Russian press agencies like Ria-Novosti, Itar-Tass, and Interfaxpraised the outcomes of the talks between Medvedev and his Vietnamesecounterpart Nguyen Tan Dung as well as his meetings with Party GeneralSecretary Nguyen Phu Trong and State President Truong Tan Sang.
In its article, news agency Ria-Novosti affirmed that Russia andVietnam are efficiently cooperating in energy. It also hailed thesuccess of the Vietnam-Russia oil and gas joint venture companyVietsovpetro, established in 1981, as well as the effectivecollaboration between Russia’s big oil and gas companies like Gasprom,Lukoil and TNK-BP and the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group inVietnam’s continental shelf, Russia and third party countries.
The Russian national television channel “1 TV” emphasised the need forthe early establishment of a free trade area between Vietnam and theEurasian Economic Union, underlining prospects for economic and tradecooperation enhancement between Russia and Vietnam as well as thegreater ASEAN.
Meanwhile, Sputnik news agency quotedMedvedev as saying that once Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Unionsign their free trade agreement, Russia’s bilateral trade with Vietnamcould reach the targeted 10 billion USD by 2020.
US-based Associated Press (AP) also cited the PM’s speech that trade between Vietnam and Russia could reach their target.
The UK’s Reuters ran an article mentioning the pending signing of anagreement on the establishment of a free trade zone between Hanoi andMoscow.
The signing of the agreement was alsospotlighted by Germany’s “Die Zeit” newspaper. It quoted PM Nguyen TanDung as saying that the agreement is likely to be signed by the firsthalf of this year.-VNA
