Russian experts comment on President Putin's visit to Vietnam
Russian experts say that Russian President Putin's visit to Vietnam shows a shift in Russia's "Eastward pivot" policy.
The newspaper “Goc Nhin” - a prestigious Russian political and current affairs analysis specialist - has just published an analysis of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s East Asia tour to North Korea and Vietnam. Accordingly, it has raised many expectations from this visit.
Dmitry Mosykov, Director of the Center for Southeast Asia, Australia and Oceania at the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, said that this visit to Vietnam took place in a completely new context. It is likely that the strategic partnership between the two countries will be supplemented with many new contents.
“First of all, we should expect agreements in the economic sphere. For example, it is necessary to resolve the issues of disbursement of funds. In addition, countries may seek to restore air traffic as before,” said Mosykov.
According to Mosykov, it is possible that the free trade zone will also be expanded. In the future, this will help stimulate Russian-Vietnamese trade turnover to 10 billion USD. In addition, the agenda also mentioned cooperation in the energy sector and new infrastructure projects.
Another highlight in the Russia-Vietnam relationship is that people-to-people diplomacy between the two countries is regularly maintained and developed. The people of the two countries love each other very much.
According to expert Mosykov, according to plan, Russian President Vladimir Putin will not only hold talks with General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong, but also have working sessions with President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam To Lam, Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh, and Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Tran Thanh Man.
Therefore, this schedule of activities of President Putin also makes the public eagerly wait" - Director of the Center for Southeast Asia, Australia and Oceania at the Institute of Oriental Studies, under the Russian Academy of Sciences commented.
Along with his visit to North Korea, President Putin’s visit to Vietnam has shown the important position of these countries in Russia’s “pivot to the East”. Trade turnover between Russia and China has far exceeded Moscow’s trade with any European country.
Expert Mosykov commented that Russian diplomats have skillfully and consistently built partnerships with Asian countries, and Russia's deep interest in this region./.
