Vietnam seeks cooperation with Russia’s Sverdlovsk province

A delegation of Vietnam’s Embassy, Consulate General in Yekaterinburg city and Business Association in Russia visited Sverdlovsk province from July 12-15 to seek cooperation opportunities with Russian localities.
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The Vietnamese delegation has a working session with the Ministry of International and Foreign Economic Relations of  Sverdlovsk (Source: VNA)

Moscow (VNA) – A delegation of Vietnam’s Embassy, Consulate General inYekaterinburg city and Business Association in Russia visited Sverdlovskprovince from July 12-15 to seek cooperation opportunities with Russianlocalities.

AmbassadorNguyen Thanh Son, who led the delegation, met with Governor Evgeny Kuyvashev andMinister of International and Foreign Economic Relations Andrey Sobolev.

Theambassador told hosts that President Tran Dai Quang’s visit to Russia from June28-July 1 has opened up conditions for inter-regional cooperation betweenVietnam and Russia.  

Vietnamesebusinesses have been running a number of major projects in Russia with the mostnoteworthy being a dairy project invested by TH True Milk.

Accordingto Son, Sverdlovsk has potential for cooperation, and Vietnamese businesses shouldput forth a specific cooperation and investment strategy in Russia to fully tapthe potential.

Ministerof International and Foreign Economic Relations Andrey Sobolev promised that asan industrial, logistics and cultural centre of Russia, Sverdlovsk willactively participate in activities marking the 25th anniversarty ofthe signing of the Treaty on Principles of Friendly Relations between Vietnamand Russia in 2019.

Apartfrom traditional sectors like metallurgy and machine manufacturing, theprovince is turning eyes towards pharmaceutical products, transportationmachine and equipment manufacturing, and bio-technology, he said, noting hishope that Vietnam will be interested in such technologies and products.

Heexpresses his firm belief that Sverdlovsk firms will be interested in seeking investmentchances in Vietnam and attracting investments from the Southeast Asian nation.

Thetwo sides discussed in detail a range of cooperation activities, from themeeting of the inter-governmental committee scheduled for next September inHanoi to exhibitions displaying Vietnamese products in Moscow expected to beheld at the end of this year.

GovernorE.Kuyvashev had instructions to set up a delegation to visit Vietnam this year.

Onthis occasion, the Vietnamese delegation visited pavilions of the InnopromInternational Industrial Exhibition and several industrial facilities ofYekaterinburg city of Sverdlovsk province. They also met with representativesof the Vietnamese community and businesses in Sverdlovsk. - VNA
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