Russian oil and gas company hailed for contributions to Vietnam-Russia ties

Russian oil and gas company Zarubezhneft JSC's cooperation and business projects in the fields of oil and gas, energy in Vietnam have made positive contributions to the special friendship and cooperative ties between Vietnam and Russia.
Russian oil and gas company hailed for contributions to Vietnam-Russia ties ảnh 1Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha (R) receives General Director of Russian oil and gas company Zarubezhneft JSC Sergey Kudryashov in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Russian oil and gas company Zarubezhneft JSC's cooperation and business projects in the fields of oil and gas, energy in Vietnam have made positive contributionsto the special friendship and cooperative ties between Vietnam and Russia, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has said.

Receiving the company’s General Director Sergey Kudryashov in Hanoi on December 7, Ha affirmed that Vietnam has always attachedimportance to its traditional friendship and comprehensive strategicpartnership with Russia.

He hoped that in the coming time, with experience andtechnological advantages, Zarubezhneft will join hands with Vietnamese partnersand businesses to deploy new oil and gas, and energy projects to boost economiccooperation between the two countries.

The Deputy PM said he will direct ministries, agencies, andlocalities to remove difficulties and obstacles to facilitate projects betweenthe Russian company and its Vietnamese partners.

For his part, Kudryashov informed the DeputyPM about impressive results of cooperation projects between Zarubezhneft and the VietnamOil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam). Currently, Zarubezhneft is urgently completing procedures and plans to carry out new oil and gas, and energy projects in Vietnam, he said.

The General Director expressed his desire to participate in important energy andelectricity projects in Vietnam.

On the same day, Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha also received formerEnvironment Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Lee Chi-beom.

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Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha (third, right) receives former Environment Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Lee Chi-beom. (Photo: VNA)

At the reception, Ha applauded the Korean guest for hiscontributions and initiatives to boost Vietnam-RoK cooperative relations.

Ha said Vietnam has incentives to attract investors into the fields ofenvironmental protection, renewable energy, green transition, and digitaltransformation.

Lee said that Korean businesseshave plans to invest in environmentally-friendly smart industrial zones and clusters in Vietnam to serve high-tech manufacturing industries, form a complete ecosystem,and participate in the global value chain./.

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