Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City on March 27 hosted delegations from Russia’s Perm Krai and Tyumen Oblast, expressing their desire to expand cooperation with these high-potential localities, thereby contributing to strengthening the Viet Nam – Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Viet Nam and Russia are expanding cooperation in trade, industry, and energy following a recent working session between Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang and Dmitry Nikolaevich Makhonin, Governor of Perm Krai, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) said on March 24.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung acknowledged the potential of cooperation between Vietnamese localities and Russia’s Perm Krai in processing industry, energy, chemicals, education – training, and people-to-people exchanges during a reception for Governor Dmitry Makhonin in Ha Noi on March 24.