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Political relations between Russia and Vietnam are at a highly
developed stage and ties between the two countries will expand
constantly in future, said a Russian diplomat.
Meeting with the
press in Ho Chi Minh City on Feb. 17 on the 62 nd anniversary of
diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Russia , Russian Consul General
in Ho Chi Minh City Anatoli Borovik affirmed that during the past 62
years, friendship and mutual understanding between the two nations
became a firm foundation for the development of the Russia-Vietnam
strategic partnership.
He said that along with enhancing
bilateral cooperation, Russia-Vietnam ties in the framework of regional
and multilateral cooperation will also be boosted.
He said that
2011 was a significant year with important agreements between the two
countries’ leaders, and progress in major cooperative projects.
In term of economic cooperation, trade turnover between the two countries hit 2.5 billion USD.
In
the field of energy, cooperation in oil and gas continued expansion and
the two countries coordinated in preparation for the construction of a
nuclear power plant in southern central Ninh Thuan province.
New
steps of development were also obtained in bilateral cooperation in
space science, science and technology, telecoms, mining, information
technology and raising sturgeon.
Noteworthy was
cooperation in tourism and education. In 2011, Vietnam ’s southern
localities attracted over 100,000 Russian visitors and at present over
4,000 Vietnamese students are studying in Russia .
The Russian
diplomat also said that cooperation in national defence between the two
countries is developing fruitfully and is expected to continue
expanding. He said Russia is always ready to assist Vietnam in
this area./.
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