General Secretary and President received the Chairman of the Russian Federation Council

During a meeting with President of the Federal Council Valentina Matvienko this morning, General Secretary and President To Lam said that the two countries need to seize opportunities to promote and expand cooperation, serving the current very high and rapid development goals, improving the capacity, autonomy and self-reliance of each country, contributing to world peace, stability and development, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The General Secretary and President proposed that the Russian Federation Council continue to coordinate closely with the Vietnamese National Assembly, promoting the role of the legislature in perfecting the legal basis, supervising and promoting the implementation of bilateral agreements, supporting ministries, branches and localities of the two countries in each field of cooperation, focusing on strengthening connections between localities, businesses and people.

Ms. Matvienko affirmed that the Russian Federation Council always has special affection for Vietnam, supports strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, and is ready to coordinate with the Vietnamese National Assembly to promote the implementation of high-level agreements, especially in the fields of economics – trade, energy – oil and gas.

President Matvienko also wishes to strengthen cooperation in the fields of culture, education, tourism, youth exchanges and local cooperation, contributing to transmitting the close relationship between Vietnam and Russia to future generations.

General Secretary and President To Lam and Chairman of the Russian Federation Council Valentina Matvienko agreed to maintain regular exchanges and contacts across channels, promote the bridging role of parliamentary cooperation in the overall relationship between the two countries, promote practical cooperation programs, bringing benefits to people, localities and businesses. In the immediate future, it is necessary to plan many specific measures to promote humanitarian cooperation and maximize the potential of the two countries.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on the same day received the Chairman of the Russian Federation Council, emphasizing the important current task of concretizing the orientations and agreements of the two countries’ senior leaders into effective cooperative programs and projects.

He proposed that the Russian Federation Council continue to coordinate with the Vietnamese National Assembly to support the two countries’ governments in completing the legal framework and removing difficulties and obstacles in implementing cooperation.

Regarding the economy, the Prime Minister proposed that the two sides promote existing cooperation mechanisms, facilitate trade and investment, support businesses in accessing markets, finding partners and expanding operations. He emphasized maintaining effective energy – oil and gas cooperation, promoting cooperation in using atomic energy for peaceful purposes associated with ensuring safety, technology transfer and human resource training.

Regarding trade, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung proposed that Russia and member partners of the Eurasian Economic Union soon promote negotiations to amend the Vietnam – Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement to suit new trade conditions, promoting bilateral trade turnover to soon reach the target of 15 billion USD.

The Prime Minister also proposed strengthening cooperation in science – technology, innovation, education – training, connecting universities, research institutes and businesses, promoting local cooperation, culture, tourism and people-to-people exchanges, effectively exploiting favorable conditions for air connection between the two countries.

President Valentina Matvienko affirmed that the Russian Federation Council is ready to promote its functions and authority to support the implementation of agreements between the two governments.

She emphasized the desire to promote connections between the subjects of the Russian Federation and Vietnamese provinces and cities, creating more cooperation opportunities for businesses of the two countries, and suggested continuing to pay attention to cooperation in training, Russian language teaching, cultural exchange and tourism.

The two sides agreed to strengthen coordination between the government, legislatures and localities to promote the implementation of bilateral agreements, focusing on handling specific problems, improving cooperation efficiency and creating a favorable environment for businesses.

President of the Russian Federation Council Valentina Matvienko paid an official visit to Vietnam on November 11-13, at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.