Delegates of the Committee for External Relations of Russia’s Saint Petersburg city at the teleconference. Photo: Vietnam Times

The Committee for External Relations of Russia’s Saint Petersburg city chaired a teleconference on January 24 on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of Viet Nam-Russia diplomatic ties, according to the World & Vietnam Report.

Participants at the event shared the view that through the 72-year history, the friendship between the people of Vietnam and Soviet Union in the past and Russia at present has been fostered by generations of leaders and people with positive results. They affirmed that both countries consider each other an important priority partner in their foreign policies.

They also spoke of outstanding achievements in cooperation in politics, economy, national defence, education-training, and via Party and people-to-people channels.

Deputy head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for External Relations Nguyen Thi Hoang Van (middle) at the event. Photo: VNA

They reached consensus on several key cooperation areas this year, contributing to intensifying the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership in the near future.

Delegates expressed their belief that with high determination from both sides, the Joint Statement on the Vision of Vietnam – Russia comprehensive strategic partnership till 2030 on the occasion of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s recent visit to Russia will be carried out effectively, bringing the bilateral ties to a greater height for their own prosperity and for peace and stability in the region and the world.

Russia wants to deepen ties with Vietnam

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a written reply to queries by Vietnam News Agency's correspondents on the country's diplomatic orientations in 2022 that Russia sees good prospect in further deepening the win-win partnership with all members of the Association Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including Vietnam.

Russia aims to further deepen ties with Vietnam, a long-standing and trustworthy friend of Russia. This year, Russia plans to continue with dialogue and in-depth political cooperation on a number of topics and areas in line with the spirit of the Vietnam-Russia statement on the joint vision of their comprehensive strategic partnership by 2030 which was released after the Russian visit by Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc in late 2021, he said.

Russian FM Sergei Lavrov. Photo: Xinhua/VNA

Specifically, Russia hopes to strengthen trade and economic partnership with Vietnam including on the basis of the free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Vietnam. Russia recognises the need to promote investment and expand cooperation in oil and gas exploration and exploitation between the two countries, he added.

Lavrov added that Russia also plans to organised a number of events that have been delayed in the Vietnam-Russia, Russia-Vietnam Year when Covid-19 restrictions are removed, affirming that Russia is willing to strengthen collaboration with Vietnam in education as well as in pandemic prevention and control.

The FM stressed that Vietnam was one of the first countries to license Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine from Russia for emergency use in March 2021, and Vietnamese firms have signed contracts to purchase 60 million doses of the vaccine. Currently, Russia is considering the possibility to transfer the vaccine production technology to Vietnam after donating 100,000 doses of Sputnik Light Covid-19 vaccines to Hanoi last December./.

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