Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh holds talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin

Speaking at the talks, President Vladimir Putin welcomed and thanked Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation for attending the 2024 BRICS Leaders' Meeting.

President Vladimir Putin expressed his deep emotion and gratitude for the warm and thoughtful welcome that the Party, State and people of Vietnam gave him during his successful State visit to Vietnam last June, demonstrating the deep and loyal ties between the two countries. The President of the Russian Federation sent his regards to General Secretary To Lam and senior leaders of Vietnam and congratulated Comrade Luong Cuong on the occasion of his election as President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

President Putin thanked the Vietnamese Government and the Prime Minister personally for their attention and strong direction in implementing the agreements reached between the two countries, as well as finding solutions to remove some difficulties and obstacles in bilateral cooperation.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his pleasure to visit Kazan city and meet President Vladimir Putin again; affirmed that the Party and State of Vietnam always attach importance to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the Russian Federation. Vietnam will never forget Russia's sincere and wholehearted support and assistance to Vietnam; and wishes to deepen and make bilateral cooperation in all fields more effective, in line with the interests of both sides, meeting the wishes and aspirations of the people of the two countries.

The Prime Minister congratulated Russia on its socio-economic achievements in recent years under the leadership of President Vladimir Putin, continuing to affirm the character and culture of the country and the Russian people that do not succumb to any challenges and difficulties. On this occasion, the Prime Minister conveyed the greetings of General Secretary To Lam, President Luong Cuong and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man; congratulated President Vladimir Putin on successfully chairing the BRICS Summit and the BRICS Summit, as well as all BRICS activities in 2024 to "build a better world".

The two sides were pleased to see that the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has been continuously consolidated and developed in both breadth and depth over the past time; visits, meetings and contacts at all levels, especially at high levels, have taken place very actively; bilateral trade turnover has grown strongly. However, the two leaders said that this result has not met the set goals and requires the two sides to coordinate more closely to effectively implement cooperation, especially in the fields of economics, trade, investment, tourism, and expand cooperation to new fields such as renewable energy, infrastructure, etc.

President Vladimir Putin highly appreciated the two sides' successful organization of the 25th meeting of the Vietnam-Russia Intergovernmental Committee on economic-trade and scientific-technological cooperation; and suggested that both sides effectively implement the meeting's minutes.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that Vietnam is ready to facilitate Russian businesses interested in investing in the Vietnamese market, and asked President Vladimir Putin to continue to pay attention and direct the Russian Government to coordinate with the Vietnamese side to continue implementing cooperation in all fields, ensuring harmony of interests of both sides.

The two leaders emphasized the importance of energy-oil and gas cooperation, one of the pillars of Vietnam-Russia relations; acknowledged the impressive results in this important field of cooperation, and agreed to continue to encourage and facilitate the expansion of operations of oil and gas enterprises of the two countries in Vietnam and the Russian Federation.

The two sides wish to promote more energy cooperation projects to meet the development needs of each country, in line with the current trend of green growth and sustainable development. In the immediate future, the two sides agreed to focus on and strengthen cooperation in technology transfer, human resource training, and building a team of experts for Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and President Vladimir Putin also discussed specific directions and measures to improve the effectiveness of cooperation in other areas where both sides have great potential and room, such as science and technology, education and training, tourism, transportation, etc. The two sides agreed to coordinate to prepare and organize well the activities to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations in 2025.

The Prime Minister thanked President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Federation's leaders for their attention and proposed to continue creating favorable conditions for the Vietnamese community in Russia to live, work and study stably in Russia, contributing to building a bridge of friendship and cooperation between the two nations. On this occasion, the Russian Federation said it will continue to provide 1,000 scholarships for Vietnamese students studying in Russia.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and President Vladimir Putin welcomed and acknowledged the signing and exchange of cooperation documents between agencies and businesses of the two countries during the Vietnamese Prime Minister's visit to Kazan.

This is also the final activity of the Prime Minister and the Vietnamese delegation during their working trip to the Russian Federation.

After the talks, at 1:00 a.m. on October 25 (local time), the Prime Minister and the Vietnamese delegation returned home, successfully concluding their working trip to attend the BRICS Leaders' Meeting at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, BRICS Chair in 2024.