Mikhail Mishustin held talks with President of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
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Mikhail Mishustin held talks with President of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc
Russia-Vietnam talks
Mikhail Mishustin held talks with President of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc
Mikhail Mishustin: I am very glad
to welcome you, comrade
Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Welcome to the
House of Government of the Russian Federation.
We had a
telephone conversation in April 2020. Back then, you were still Prime Minister
of Vietnam. I am happy to have a chance to meet you in person and continue our
constructive dialogue.
Yesterday you
had talks with President of Russia Vladimir Putin where you discussed almost
all aspects of our bilateral agenda and, of course, the most important
international topics, and also made an entire range of decisions to further
promote the comprehensive strategic partnership that unites Russia and Vietnam.
I would like to
specially note that the Russian-Vietnamese relations of friendship and
partnership are based on our common glorious history. We remember that Russia
supported the Vietnamese nation’s fight for liberation from colonialism and
helped it defend its independence back then. And right now we are marking the
20th anniversary of signing the Declaration of Strategic Partnership
between Vietnam and Russia.
Our trade and
economic cooperation is steadily progressing. Despite the coronavirus, in January
– September bilateral trade grew more than 16 percent compared to 2020 and
amounted to $5 billion.
More to be posted soon.
