Ha, as chair of the Vietnamese sub-committee of the Viet Nam-Russia Inter-Governmental Committee on Economic-Trade and Scientific-Technological Cooperation, made his statement while hosting Andrey Vladimirovich Yatskin, First Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of Russia's Federal Assembly, in Ha Noi on December 1. Highly valuing the cooperation between the Federation Council and Viet Nam’s National Assembly, Ha affirmed that Viet Nam stands ready to work with Russia to advance cooperation across all sectors for the benefit of both peoples.
Yatskin, who is on a working visit to Viet Nam from November 29 to December 5, stressed that Russia always values and stands ready to enhance multifaceted cooperation with Viet Nam, aiming to boost the practical development of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the new period.
He stressed that the Federation Council strongly supports the bilateral friendship and collaboration and looks forward to boosting joint work between the localities of the two countries in the time to come.
During their meeting, the two sides reviewed the current state of bilateral cooperation across different sectors and acknowledged the efforts of both countries’ ministries and agencies in implementing agreements reached by high-ranking leaders, in line with the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and each country’s development interests.
Ha proposed that Russia accelerate the progress of joint energy projects, assist Viet Nam in effectively utilising annual Russian government scholarships, and promote cultural and people-to-people exchanges. Both sides should maintain delegation exchanges and contacts at all levels, promote economic and energy cooperation, strengthen collaboration in education, science and technology, and step up the teaching of Vietnamese and Russian in the respective countries.
They should also effectively organise cultural exchange activities marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties, he said highlighting the Viet Nam cultural festival in Moscow last July and the visits of numerous Russian art troupes to Viet Nam.
The Russian side underscored the important role of the Viet Nam-Russia intergovernmental committee in coordinating bilateral cooperation across sectors. Both sides agreed to convene the next session of the committee soon in order to further deepen cooperation, particularly in preparation for the Viet Nam–Russia and Russia-Viet Nam year of science and technology in 2026.
