Moscow (VNA) –Vietnam will create the best conditions for Russian firms to operate or expandtheir operation in Vietnam, General Secretary of Communist Party of VietnamCentral Committee Nguyen Phu Trong stated on September 7.

Receiving leading officialsof Russian oil and gas groups Gazprom and Zarubezneft, which are havingtraditional and effective cooperation with Vietnam in Moscow within theframework of his ongoing official visit to Russia, the Party leader alsoexpressed his belief that cooperation projects between the two sides will reapdesirable outcomes and serve the common benefits of the two countries.

He further stressed that cooperationin the field of oil and gas, as well as in energy, is of strategic significancein the bilateral relation, and spoke highly of the cooperation between the groupsand their Vietnamese partner.

The groups’ officials said theyare happy at the new achievement in the relations between the two countries, andthanked Vietnam for facilitating their operation. They also expressed theirdesire to continue the long-term cooperation with the Vietnamese side, and tobroaden their cooperation to other fields such as electricity generation,environment protection, human resources training.

Also within the framework ofParty leader Trong’s official visit to Russia, Minister of Justice Le ThanhLong had a meeting with his Russian counterpart Konovalov AlexandrVladimirovich in Moscow on September 7.

Long highly valued theoutcomes of the legal and justice cooperation between the two countries,especially since 2010 when the two sides signed an agreement to resume bilateralcooperation. He thanked the Russian government in general and the ministry inparticular for their valuable support, especially in the training of Vietnameselegal officials.

Further accelerating legaland justice cooperation with Russia will continue to be a top priority of theinternational cooperation policy of the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice, Longaffirmed.

For his part, MinisterVladimirovich stressed that the cooperation programme for the 2018-2019 periodsigned between the two ministries to implement the bilateral cooperation agreementis of very large scope. There is large room for specific cooperation subjects,he said, adding that the viewpoint of the Russian ministry is to stand ready toconsolidate, broaden and strengthen cooperation with the Vietnamese side.

The two ministers agreed tocontinue effectively implementing the cooperation programme for the 2018-2019period, under which the two sides will boost the sharing of experience,continue to effectively implement the legal and justice support agreement, andthe Russian side will continue to provide scholarships for Vietnamesestudents.-VNA