VOV.VN - The coming State visit to Russia by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam is expected to reinforce political trust and open new avenues for practical cooperation, giving fresh impetus to the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership in a new period.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s ongoing visit to Russia from March 22 to 25 is opening up opportunities to establish a solid infrastructure base for Vietnam’s stable and self-reliant economic development, Russian Deputy Minister of Economic Development Vladimir Evgenievich Ilyichev told the Vietnam News Agency.

Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Bezdetko has expressed his confidence that Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's upcoming official visit to Russia will further consolidate bilateral cooperation in priority areas while granting an interview to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s reporter ahead of the trip.

VOV.VN - Vietnam supports and will continue to facilitate the expansion of oil and gas cooperation with Russia, particularly through the joint ventures Vietsovpetro and Rusvietpetro, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told Sergei Kudryashov, General Director of Russia’s oil and gas company Zarubezhneft.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Russia joint oil and gas venture Vietsovpetro held a ceremony on August 18 to welcome the first oil flow from the Kinh Ngu Trang – Kinh Ngu Trang Nam (KNT-KNTN) field, Block 09-2/09, in celebration of Vietnam’s 80th National Day.