Vietnam, Russia’s Ulyanovsk eye broader cooperation
VOV.VN - A delegation from Russia’s Ulyanovsk region led by its Governor Aleksey Yurevich Russkich visited the Vietnamese Embassy in Moscow on April 8.
Upon welcoming the visitors, Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi highlighted the time-honoured ties that exist between Vietnam and Russia, stating that the Vietnamese people always bear in mind the support from the former Soviet Union and Russia during the country’s past struggle against the French colonists, as well as the current national construction and development.
He highlighted the rapid development of bilateral ties, saying that the Vietnamese side always regards Russia as a leading partner in terms of security, defence, foreign affairs, and oil and gas.
The Vietnamese diplomat recalled important political events between the two countries in 2023, such as the phone talks between Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as the visits to Vietnam made by Dmitry Mededev, deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia. This is along with trips made by Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of Russia, and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.
Most recently, General Secretary Trong extended condolences to Russia over the terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall on March 22, stating that many Vietnamese people living and working in Russia has donated blood and money to support families of the victims.
Khoi also spoke highly of the twinning ties between Nghe An province and Ulyanovsk region, using the occasion to thank leaders of the Russian locality for creating favourable conditions for Vietnamese people to enjoy stable lives in the province.
In response, Russkich stressed that as both nations have not tapped into their existing potential to the fullest extent, they should join hands to further develop bilateral ties across multiple fields, including economics and politics.
Ulyanovsk region wants to introduce its potential to Vietnamese partners so as to seek opportunities to bolster bilateral co-operation, he added.
He went on to say that a working delegation from the province will visit the nation moving forward and attend a ceremony to inaugurate a Vladimir Lenin statue in Nghe An province on April 16. He therefore expressed his hope that the visit will serve as a motivation to boost the ties between Ulyanovsk and Vietnamese localities, as well as between the two countries as a whole.
He thanked the Vietnamese community in Ulyanovsk for their positive contributions made to the bilateral humanitarian ties, as well as those in Moscow for supporting victims of the attack last month.
