Today Vladimir Evlanov met with the delegation of Vietnam Republic led by Nguyen Thanh Shon, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the Russian Federation. The goal of the visit is the discussion of perspectives for bilateral cooperation.
— I am glad to welcome you in Krasnodar. This is the city where people of various nationalities live in peace and consent. The Vietnamese diaspora actively participates in public life of the city and has given a good account of itself. I’m sure that we will be able to create the best environment for the implementation of draft agreements in a variety of spheres to develop social and economic relations between the capital of the region and the Republic of Vietnam, — Vladimir Evlanov said.
Head of the city told representatives of the delegation about Krasnodar as the center of economic, industrial and cultural life of southern Russia and of its investment development and cooperation with foreign investors. He informed that the main driving force of Krasnodar is the construction sphere and sector of the commerce and services. Vladimir Evlanov expressed his hope that representatives of business communities of both countries will come to mutual understanding and find areas of common interest.
The meeting was also participated by Chairwoman of Krasnodar City Duma Vera Galushko, Chairman of non-governmental organization “The Vietnamese community of Kuban” Do Min Thyan, chiefs of structural subdivisions of Krasnodar administration.
— Relations with Vietnam have started as early as in the time of the USSR when Vietnamese worked at our large enterprises — worsted wool integrated mill and silk-and-cotton vertical combine, studied in the city universities. Now in Krasnodar the Vietnamese community numbers 158 people who widely participate in public life of the city, they always march in a separate column of May Day demonstration. I hope that our ties will be continually extending and strengthening in the future, — Vera Galushko said.
Attendees of the meeting discussed prospective for the potential economic cooperation. The Vietnamese concern “True milk” is going to invest funds in the construction of new industrial enterprises, implementation of a range of projects in sphere of agricultural production and processing. The territories within Krasnodar and Krasnodar Region are considered as potential ground for that end.
— It is important to our countries to support each other, to strengthen and develop cooperation and friendship established long ago in the time of the USSR. We see good opportunities in cooperation between our countries, with Kuban and Krasnodar. We look to growth of trade turnover. Our party relies upon the support of our diaspora that has the task to contribute to the development of Russia as well as the deepening of relations between our countries, — Nguyen Thanh Shon said.
The Ambassador of Vietnam told that in spite of difficult international situation relations between countries are still friendly. So, for example, there is an agreement at the country level about education of Vietnamese students in the Russian universities — every year nearly one thousand students from Vietnam will be studying in higher educational establishments of Russia. In Hanoi there is a branch of State institution of the Russian language of A.S. Pushkin where Russian language teachers come to help local students to learn the Russian language and literature.
As according to Nguyen Thanh Shon the main directions of the development of bilateral cooperation between Vietnam and Krasnodar are to become tourism, construction sphere, agriculture, processing industry and trade.
When the official part of the meeting was over Vladimir Evlanov, Nguyen Thanh Shon and the delegation members laid flowers and wreaths to the eternal light situated at Memory of Heroes Square.
The prospectives for bilateral cooperation between Krasnodar Region and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam have been already negotiated at the meeting with Vice-Governor, Minister of Agriculture and Processing Industry of Krasnodar Region Andrey Korobka.
In 2015 it is 65 years since the establishing of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. In 2014 two-way turnover between Russia and Vietnam accounted to 3,7 billion dollars. Turnover is expected to be increased to 10 billion dollars by 2020. The foreign trade turnover of Krasnodar Region and Vietnam made over 97 million dollars in 2014.
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