Russia considers Vietnam a priority partner in Asia Pacific

Vietnam is Russia’s faithful friend and priority partner in the Asia-Pacific region, says First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov.

Mr Zubkov made the statement at a working session in Moscow on March 16 with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Thien Nhan who is leading a Vietnamese delegation to visit Russia. 

Mr Zubkov welcomed Mr Nhan’s visit, which he said will help strengthen traditional friendship and bilateral cooperation in various areas, including education and training.

Deputy PM Nhan, who is also Minister of Education and Training, thanked Russia for providing valuable assistance to Vietnam during the past decades and affirmed the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia is developing well.

He conveyed PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s best regards to PM Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev.

The same day, Mr Nhan met with more than 30 presidents of universities in Russia. He briefed them on Vietnam’s education reform and its on-going cooperation programme with the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Russia to build universities meeting international standards in Vietnam. He called on the presidents to support and take part in this programme.

Russian delegates welcomed Mr Nhan’s proposal and pledged to work with Vietnam to make the programme a success.

The Deputy PM also visited school No282 in Moscow where many children of Vietnamese nationals are studying.
On March 17, Mr Nhan is scheduled to have a working session with the head of the Russia Federal Atomic Energy Agency.