Vietnam-Russia intergovernmental committee holds 24th meeting
VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Chernyshenko co-chaired the 24th meeting of both countries’ Inter-Governmental Committee on Economic, Trade and Scientific-Technological Cooperation in Hanoi on April 6.
In his address, Deputy PM Ha stated that Vietnam greatly appreciates the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia, wishing it to continue to develop and achieve many substantive results in the time ahead.
He highlighted the meeting as a good opportunity for both sides to discuss and agree on a score measures to step up their bilateral cooperation.
Chernyshenko, in turn, said that his nation considers Vietnam its top important partner in the region and aspires to expand and deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership.
The two sides consented to effectively carry out the free trade agreement between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union, creating favourable market access conditions for each other, especially concerning their products with strengths and without direct competition.
In education and training, they concurred to early sign a new treaty based on the 2005 agreement, hold the second Vietnam – Russia rectors' forum, and collaborate in the teaching of Vietnamese and Russian.
The two sides agreed to hold Russian Cultural Days in Vietnam in 2023, better implement their cultural cooperation programme for 2022-2024, and enhance collaboration in high-performance sport.
Potential cooperation orientations in climate change response and digital government were also touched upon during the meeting.
Concluding the event, the two Deputy PMs signed its minutes and agreed to hold the next session of the committee in Russia next year. They also witnessed the signing of cooperation pacts in the areas of science and high technology.