Russian and foreign media on November 12 highlighted Russian President
Vladimir Putin’s visit to Vietnam and praised the sound relations
between the two countries.
The Russian News
Agency RIA-Novosti ran an article, saying that Russia and Vietnam signed
several important cooperation agreements to promote their comprehensive
strategic partnership and that the talks and meetings between President
Putin and Vietnamese Party and State leaders were very successful.
Meanwhile, Russia Today Television quoted Putin as saying that the
relations between Russia and Vietnam are very special thus his visit to
Vietnam aims to boost bilateral cooperation and partnership.
Radio The Voice of Russia (VOR) also spotlighted the event when Putin
and Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang declared the opening of the
2013 Russian Culture Days in Vietnam, commenting on the growing cultural
cooperation between the two countries.
Russia’s
media also cited President Putin’ speech at a press conference on the
results of his talks with President Sang in Hanoi, saying that the
establishment of a free trade area between the Customs Union of Russia,
Belarus and Kazakhstan with Vietnam will promote trade between the four
countries and contribute to increasing two-way trade turnover among the
sides.
The UK’s Reuters underlined the
significance of energy and defence cooperation in the Vietnam-Russia
relations, while the French news agency AFP said that Russia and Vietnam
will further cooperate in offshore oil exploration in Vietnam’s
continental shelf and deepen military ties.
The
US-based Associated Press AP cited Putin’s statement which affirmed that
Russia will continue providing modern military equipment for Vietnam.-VNA