Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung held a reception for Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Vnukov Konstantin Vasilievich on April 1.
At
the meeting, the Prime Minister voiced his delight at the growing
comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between Vietnam and
Russia while stating that both sides can leverage potentials to further
bilateral cooperation across fields of economics, trade and investment.
He
said he is looking forward to the upcoming visit of Prime Minister
Dmitry Medvedev, adding that he believes the visit will be a driving
force to elevate the bilateral strategic partnership to a new height.
PM
Nguyen Tan Dung asked the ambassador to help accelerate the
finalization of the free trade agreement between Vietnam and the Customs
Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.
He expressed hope that
the Russian Ambassador will do his utmost during his tenure to bolster
bilateral cooperation across fields.
On his part, the Russian
Ambassador thanked Vietnam for its preparation for the Russian Prime
Minister’s visit, underscoring that the visit is crucial for two sides
to lift up cooperation relations.
He highlighted that Russia will
be a trustful partner of Vietnam while pledging that Russia will
further cooperation with Vietnam in fields of its strength, including
energy, nuclear energy and military technology.-VNA