Hanoi(VNA) – Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh on January 19 received RussianAmbassador Konstantin Vnukov and a Russian delegation who introducedYekaterinburg city, a locality nominated as the venue of the World Expo 2025.

The Vice President expressedher delight at the growing ties between Vietnam and Russia over the past years,with regular delegation exchanges, mutual support at regional and internationalforums, and fruitful partnership in the economy, trade, defence-security,education-training, culture, tourism, and agriculture.

The two sides haveenhanced cooperation among localities through the exchange of visits, thusopening up new opportunities for businesses of both sides to fostercollaboration, she noted.

She stressed that Vietnamalways welcomes new investment projects from Russia and will create optimalconditions for Russian investors to run long-term and stable business inVietnam.

The Vice Presidentalso asked the Russian Government for supporting the Vietnamese community in Russiato settle their life, as well as Russia’s creating of favourable conditions forVietnamese firms to export aquatic products to Russia, contributing topromoting bilateral agriculture cooperation.

For his part,Ambassador Vnukov said that he hopes Vietnam will support Yekaterinburg city tobecome the host of the World Expo 2025. Yekaterinburg is a city connecting Asiaand Europe. It is one of the major industrial and scientific hubs of Russia.

The locality hasstrong experience in hosting international events, he said, adding that manynew infrastructure works have been built in the city to serve the World Expo2025.

Vice President Thinhexpressed her impression on the achievements that Yekaterinburg city has obtainedas one of the most important administrative, industrial, scientific-technologicalcentres of Russia.

She declared thatVietnam will consider the suggestion of Russia in supporting Yekaterinburg cityto run for the position as the host of the World Expo 2025.-VNA