Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu received Director of the Institute for Strategic Studies, former Prime Minister of the Russian Federation

Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Vu and Mr. Mikhail E. Fradkov highlighted the role of science, technology and innovation in promoting sustainable growth in each country. (Photo: Thanh Long)

At the reception, expressing his pleasure to meet and welcome Mr. Mikhail E. Fradkov and the RISS delegation to Hanoi , Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Vu affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to and wishes to strengthen the traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership with the Russian Federation. Vietnam always appreciates the great and valuable support and assistance that the Soviet people gave Vietnam in the past struggle for independence and national reunification, as well as the support of the Russian Federation today in the cause of national construction and defense.

Permanent Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Vu emphasized that Vietnam consistently pursues a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization, diversification, active and proactive international integration for peace, cooperation and development, taking people as the center, the goal and driving force of national development. The Deputy Minister highly appreciated the positive development of Vietnam - Russian Federation relations in recent times, in which political trust has been increasingly consolidated, bilateral cooperation mechanisms continue to be effective, and people-to-people exchanges and cooperation between localities are increasingly vibrant.

Mr. Mikhail E. Fradkov hopes to promote cooperation, information exchange, and strategic research at the expert level between research and policy-making agencies of the two countries. (Photo: Jackie Chan)

For his part, Mr. Mikhail E. Fradkov expressed his pleasure to return to visit Vietnam, thanked the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the warm and respectful welcome, and shared his deep impressions of the development achievements that Vietnam has achieved in recent times.

The RISS Director affirmed that the Russian Federation always attaches importance to the increasingly important role and position of Vietnam in the region and the world; emphasized the desire for the two countries to continue to deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, especially in traditional fields, while promoting cooperation, information exchange, and strategic research at the expert level between research and policy-making agencies of the two countries.

The two sides discussed the world and regional situation, the trend of the international order moving towards multipolarity and the importance of promoting multilateralism in addressing global challenges, while emphasizing the role of science, technology and innovation in enhancing national competitiveness, responding to non-traditional challenges and promoting sustainable growth.

The two sides took a souvenir photo. (Photo: Jackie Chan)

The meeting took place in an atmosphere of friendship, sincerity and trust, contributing to deepening the traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and the Russian Federation.

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