Main statements from President Putin and Vietnam’s To Lam in Hanoi
Vladimir Putin:- There are prospects for developing the transport corridor between Vladivostok and Ho Chi Minh City - Russian companies are ready for LNG projects with Vietnam serving as co-investors and suppliers - Transactions between Russia and Vietnam should be settled in the national currencies of our countries - settlements in the ruble and the dong currently equate to 60% - Moscow and Hanoi have expressed interest in building a reliable security architecture in the Asia-Pacific region To Lam: - Negotiations with President Putin were successful - Russia is one of Vietnam’s foreign policy priorities - The two countries agreed they would not conclude agreements with third countries that would harm their independence and sovereignty - Vietnam advocates for an inclusive and open trading system based on the WTO - Hanoi and Moscow will increase the efficiency of projects in the energy and gas sectors - Vietnam and Russia agree to work together to find solutions to international p...