At the working session, which took place within the framework of PrimeMinister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to Russia from May 12-15, the twosides agreed to actively implement signed cooperation agreements.
Accordingly, the two sides plan to organise the Vietnam-Russia TourismBusiness Forum in Moscow this September, and then take turnshosting the event annually.
They also agreed tosupport each other in promoting each country’s potential to help the twopeoples understand more about each country’s tourism values.
The Russian side is willing to help Vietnam teach the Russian toVietnamese tour guides to serve more Russian tourists in Vietnam.
On this occasion, the two agencies signed a cooperation plan for the 2013-2015 period.
Tourism cooperation between Vietnam and Russia has seen remarkabledevelopment, contributing to Vietnam’s economic development and thetwo countries’ relations.
Over the past five years,Vietnam has enjoyed a 50 percent surge in the number of Russiantourists coming to the country, with 176,679 arrivals in 2012.
In the first four months of this year, 112,000 Russians came to Vietnam, a year-on-year increase of 51 percent.-VNA