Co-chairmen of Viet Nam-Russia committee meet
Chairman of the Vietnamese sub-committee, Minister of Industry Hoang Trung Hai and Chairman of the Russian sub-committee, Minister of Industry and Energy Viktor Khristenko reviewed the minutes of the 11th session of the Viet Nam-Russia intergovernmental committee and discussed measures to further promote the two countries' economic, commercial and investment cooperation, especially in the areas of oil and gas, energy and mining.
Minister Hai, in his capacity as a special envoy of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, also met with Sergey Naryshkin, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Russian Government Office.
Minister Hai told the Russian Deputy Prime Minister that the Vietnamese government is in agreement with Russia's draft list of tasks to speed up development of the Viet Nam-Russia strategic relationship in 2007 that was initiated by President Vladimir Putin.
Minister Hai also exchanged views with the Russian Deputy PM on preparations for PM Dung's official visit to Russia slated for the second half of this year.
Deputy PM Naryshkin also said that the Russian government would encourage Russian businesses to invest in Viet Nam and become more active in major Vietnamese projects.(TTXVN)
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