Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Viktorovich Volodin (Photo: Tass) Hanoi (VNA) - Chairman of the State Duma of the FederalAssembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Viktorovich Volodin arrived inHanoi on December 23 to begin his two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
Vietnam and Russia set up diplomatic ties on January 30, 1950 and sincethen, the two countries’ relations have been developing strongly withachievements recorded in all fields.
On March 1, 2001, Vietnam and Russia signed a joint statement onstrategic partnership. Later on July 27, 2012, both sides issued a jointstatement on further strengthening bilateral comprehensive strategicpartnership.
Trade between the two countries rose from 2.2 billion USD in 2015 to 2.7billion USD in 2016 and 3.55 billion USD in 2017.
Russia now ranks 23rd among countries and territories investing in Vietnam with116 projects worth a total of 990 billion USD, mostly in oil and gas,manufacturing, mining, transportation, telecommunications, and aquaculture.
Vietnam currently invests in 22 projects worth nearly 3 billion USD inRussia, predominantly in Rusvietpetro and Gazpromviet oil and gas ventures,Hanoi – Moscow cultural-trade centre, TH True Milk’s milch farming andagriculture, among others.
Russia remains among the top 10 sources of tourist arrivals in Vietnam.The number of Russian tourists soared from 176,000 in 2012 to 570,000 in2017.-VNA
Vietnam and Russia set up diplomatic ties on January 30, 1950 and sincethen, the two countries’ relations have been developing strongly withachievements recorded in all fields.
On March 1, 2001, Vietnam and Russia signed a joint statement onstrategic partnership. Later on July 27, 2012, both sides issued a jointstatement on further strengthening bilateral comprehensive strategicpartnership.
Trade between the two countries rose from 2.2 billion USD in 2015 to 2.7billion USD in 2016 and 3.55 billion USD in 2017.
Russia now ranks 23rd among countries and territories investing in Vietnam with116 projects worth a total of 990 billion USD, mostly in oil and gas,manufacturing, mining, transportation, telecommunications, and aquaculture.
Vietnam currently invests in 22 projects worth nearly 3 billion USD inRussia, predominantly in Rusvietpetro and Gazpromviet oil and gas ventures,Hanoi – Moscow cultural-trade centre, TH True Milk’s milch farming andagriculture, among others.
Russia remains among the top 10 sources of tourist arrivals in Vietnam.The number of Russian tourists soared from 176,000 in 2012 to 570,000 in2017.-VNA
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