On the afternoon of May 22, at the Presidential Palace, President Vo Van Thuong received Chairman of the United Russia Party and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, who is on an official visit to Vietnam from May 21-23.
Welcoming Mr. Dmitry Medvedev and the high-ranking delegation of the Russian Federation to visit Vietnam, President Vo Van Thuong highly appreciated the significance of this visit as an opportunity for the two sides to discuss orientations in Vietnam-Russia cooperation in general, including cooperation between the two Parties and two States.
President Vo Van Thuong received Chairman of the United Russia Party and Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federal Security Council Dmitry Medvedev. (Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA)
Expressing his delight at visiting Vietnam again, Chairman of the United Russia Party Dmitry Medvedev affirmed that the Russian Federation highly values the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Vietnam.
The top leadership of the Russian Federation, including the United Russia Party, considers developing relations with Vietnam as one of its top priorities, and Vietnam is Russia's important partner in the region.
President Vo Van Thuong affirmed that Vietnam consistently pursues a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization and diversification; always remembers the support and assistance that the people of the former Soviet Union gave Vietnam in the cause of national construction and defense; attaches importance to the Vietnam-Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, and wishes to continue developing the traditional friendship and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Russia for the development interests of the two countries and for the prosperity of the two peoples.
In a friendly atmosphere, President Vo Van Thuong and Chairman of the United Russia Party Dmitry Medvedev welcomed the main results of cooperation in recent times, especially in the fields of economics, trade, science, education and training, and local cooperation.
On this occasion, President Vo Van Thuong thanked Russia for continuing to provide annual scholarships for Vietnamese students to study at Russian educational and training institutions; he believed that the 4th meeting of the Vietnam-Russia Cooperation Committee on Education , Science and Technology scheduled to be held later this year will continue to open up many new cooperation opportunities in this field.
President Vo Van Thuong received Chairman of the United Russia Party and Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federal Security Council Dmitry Medvedev. (Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA)
The two leaders agreed to continue promoting people-to-people exchanges, including among the younger generation, in the coming time; and promote the role of friendship associations between the two countries, in order to enhance understanding and preserve the good values of the traditional friendship with a history of nearly 75 years.
At the reception, President Vo Van Thuong expressed his gratitude and asked the Russian leadership, government and the United Russia Party to continue to pay attention and create conditions for the Vietnamese community in Russia to live, work and study long-term and stably.
On this occasion, President Vo Van Thuong also sent greetings to President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.
(Source: vietnamplus)
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