The two officials had a meeting as part of Deputy Prime Minister Minh's official visit to Russia from November 23rd to 25th.
At their meeting on November 23rd in Moscow, the two Deputy PMs also agreed that maintaining political trust via regular dialogue and delegation exchanges are an important basis for boosting bilateral cooperation and the economy.
The two sides said that they would closely coordinate in implementing the Vietnam-EAEU free trade agreement, which is hoped to increase bilateral trade value to 10 billion USD by 2020, as well as accelerate priority cooperation projects. Both Deputy PMs affirmed their governments will create favourable conditions for enterprises of the two countries to invest in fields like energy, railways, machinery, light industry and agriculture.
At a meeting between Deputy PM Minh and the First Vice Chairman of the Russian State Duma, Ivan Melnikov, on the same day, the two sides expressed their pleasure at the close coordination between Vietnam's National Assembly and the Russian State Duma, and wished the two legislative bodies would further their collaborations in the future.
Lauding the close relationship between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Communist Party of Russia, Ivan Melnikov believes that the two parties will continue their close coordination in promoting bilateral ties.
Also on November 23, Vietnamese officials met with First Vice Chairman of the Federal Council of the Russian Federation, Nikolai Fedorov. The Russian leaders agreed to create favourable conditions for Vietnamese people to study, work and live in Russia.
The same day, Deputy PM Minh visited Vietnam's Embassy in Russia where he encouraged the embassy's officials and staff to effectively implement the external policies of the Party and State.
