Moscow (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh paid a workingvisit to the Republic of Kalmykia from October 7-9 at the invitation of KalmykPresident Batu Khasikov.
Thevisit aimed to explore Kalmykia’s potential and strengths, as well assimilarities and reciprocity between Vietnam and Kalmykia, in a bid to set upbilateral cooperation in areas of shared concern, the ambassador told PresidentKhasikov during their meeting on October 7.
Host and guest focused on collaboration in trade, economy and investmentbetween Vietnamese regions and Russian ones, including Kalmykia.
Manh pledged to make all-out efforts to promote relations between Vietnameseand Russian localities, thus bringing practical benefits to both sides.
The ambassador briefed his host on bilateral economic and trade links over thepast years, especially after the Vietnam-EAEU Free Trade Agreement was signedin October 2016.
They shared the view that economic and trade ties are yet to match the expectationsand potential of both sides as many products of strength have not yet beenintroduced in their respective markets.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia is doing its best to help localities of the twocountries establish relations, Manh said, citing the formation of twinningrelations between many Vietnamese and Russian cities.
Vietnam and Russia hold great potential for cooperation in agriculture,especially agricultural products, seafood, garments-textiles, footwear andtourism services, the ambassador said.
For his part, President Khasikov suggested Vietnam and Kalmykia optimize eachother’s favourable geographical locations to boost economic and trade links.
He expressed his hope to visit Vietnam as soon as possible in order to learnabout the country’s potential as well as opportunities for furthercollaboration with the Southeast Asian nation.
While in Kalmykia, Manh and his entourage visited the National Museum and theKalmyk State University./.
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