Russian-Vietnamese talks
22 May 2019 13:30 Government Reception House, Moscow
Dmitry Medvedev hоlds talks with Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
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Meeting with Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc
22 May 2019
Meeting with Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc
22 May 2019
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Meeting with Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc
Dmitry Medvedev: Mr Nguyen Xuan Phuc, esteemed Vietnamese friends,
It is a pleasure to welcome you to Moscow. We are delighted to receive you, and we are pleased that your agenda is so full and busy, and that it calls for visiting both the Russian capital and St Petersburg.
We will now hold talks on all topical matters of our partnership and cooperation. Our colleagues did not waste time either, they have prepared a lot of documents, which is very important since this promotes our partnership, our good and friendly relations.
Today, we will open the cross years of our countries. This is a symbol of friendship.
Therefore, everything, including the current very good weather in Moscow, favours your visit.
I would like to ask you to convey warm greetings and the best wishes to Mr Nguyen Phu Trong and other Vietnamese leaders. Once again, welcome.
Nguyen Xuan Phuc (via interpreter): Mr Medvedev, friends,
I am very happy to be visiting Russia for the second time in three years and also to meet with you, Mr Prime Minister, so as to discuss measures to further deepen and expand effective cooperation between our countries.
Before my visit, I sent several top officials from our ministries and agencies to Russia, so that they have an opportunity to review certain matters of bilateral cooperation. I also chaired a number of meetings before my visit, so as to discuss the current situation and relations between our countries.
As you have noted correctly, many documents will be signed during this visit. This shows the Vietnamese side’s intention to completely resolve the problems in our bilateral relations, as well as our determination to further promote bilateral cooperation and to elevate it to a higher, better quality and trust-based level.
Proceeding from our special and trust-based relations, I would like to discuss some highly important matters of bilateral cooperation with you during our restricted attendance meeting today.
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Below are the documents signed in the presence of Dmitry Medvedev and Nguyen Xuan Phuc, after the talks
Cooperation programme between the Russian Federation Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities and the Ministry of Construction of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for 2019-2024.
Signed by: Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation Nikita Stasishin and Deputy Minister of Construction of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Le Quang Hung
Memorandum of cooperation between the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the areas of geodesy, cartography, spatial-data infrastructure, the accounting-and-registration system, the evaluation of real-estate facilities and land-management planning.
Signed by: Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Head of the Federal Registration Service (Rosreestr) Viktoria Abramchenko and Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Phuong Hoa
Memorandum of understanding between the Federal Agency for Tourism (Rostourism) and the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on tourism cooperation for 2019-2024.
Signed by: Head of the Federal Agency for Tourism Zarina Doguzova and Deputy Minister of Culture, Sport and Tourism of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Trinh Thi Thuy
Memorandum on implementing a project to build the Centre of Nuclear Science and Technology in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Signed by: State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev and Minister of Science and Technology of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Chu Ngoc Anh
Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation’s Kaluga Region and the People’s Committee of Binh Thuan Province in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on implementing international and foreign economic ties in the trade and economic and socio-cultural spheres.
Signed by: Kaluga Region Governor Anatoly Artamonov and Chairman of theBinh Thuan Province People’s Committee of Nguyen Ngoc Hai
Cooperation agreement between the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Signed by: President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Alexander Shokhin and President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vu Tien Loc
Cooperation agreement between the All-Russian Public Organisation Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia) and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Signed by: President of the All-Russian Public Organisation Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia) Alexei Repik and President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vu Tien Loc
Agreement on strategic cooperation and legal support between the All-Russian Public Organisation Russian Jurists Association and the Vietnam Lawyers’ Association.
Signed by: Board Chairman of the Russian Jurists Association Vladimir Gruzdev and President of the Vietnam Lawyers’ Association Nguyen Van Quyen
Memorandum of understanding between NOVATEK PLC and the People’s Committee of Ninh Thuan Province of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to expand an integrated power generating project using liquefied natural gas in Ca Na, Ninh Thuan Province of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Signed by: NOVATEK PLC Board Chairman Leonid Mikhelson and Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ninh Thuan Province Liu Xuan Vinh
Agreement on ceding a stake between PVEP Corporation and Zarubezhneft on Block 09-2/09 on the continental shelf of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Signed by: Zarubezhneft Director General Sergei Kudryashov and PVEP Corporation CEO Tran Quoc Viet
Agreement of intent on further cooperation to implement oil and gas projects in Russia, Vietnam and third countries.
Signed by: Zarubezhneft Director General Sergei Kudryashov and Chairman ofVietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) Tran Sy Thanh
Cooperation agreement between Zarubezhneft and T&T Group in the area of expanding renewable energy sources.
Signed by: Zarubezhneft Director General Sergei Kudryashov and Chairman of the Management Board / T&T Group CEO Do Quang Hien
Memorandum of understanding between Rostelecom PLC and the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group on cooperation on products and solutions in information and communication technologies.
Signed by:Rostelecom PLC Director General Mikhail Oseyevsky and Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group CEO Pham Duc Long
Memorandum of understanding between Altarix Ltd. and the Vietnamese Posts and Telecommunications Group on cooperation in information and communication technologies
Signed by: Altarix Ltd. Director General Denis Nikolayev and Deputy CEO of Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group Huynh Quang Liem
Statements for the press by Dmitry Medvedev and Nguyen Xuan Phuc following Russian-Vietnamese talks
From the transcript:
Dmitry Medvedev: Comrade Nguyen Xuan Phuc,
Dear Vietnamese friends,
Representatives of the media,
My colleague, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Comrade Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and I have completed our intergovernmental talks. As usual, our meeting was held in a friendly atmosphere. We have discussed various issues and reaffirmed our mutual intention to strengthen the comprehensive strategic partnership between Russia and Vietnam, which is based on many years of friendship, solidarity and mutual support.
We have noted a good – even a very good – dynamic in our trade and economic cooperation. The last two years (2017 and 2018) suggest that trade has grown significantly to a record level for the entire period of post-Soviet cooperation.
But we agreed to continue expanding it. We will move forward in diversifying the structure of our trade exchanges through high technology (agreements on this have been signed), on using a bigger share of our national currencies, and greater capital investment in both directions. We will continue to cooperate on these issues.
We have also agreed on developing large-scale cooperation in industrial production, infrastructure and transport projects, power generation, and oil and gas.
