Party chief starts official visits to Russia, Belarus

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong

The visits, made at the invitations of Russian President V. Putin and Belarusian President A. Lukashenko, aim to bolster the bilateral traditional friendship and cooperation. 

The Party leader is accompanied by Ngo Van Du, Politburo member, CPVCC Secretary and head of the CPVCC Commission for Inspection; Tran Quoc Vuong, CPVCC Secretary and head of CPVCC Office; Hoang Trung Hai, CPVCC member, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Viet Nam-Russia Cooperation Sub-committee; Pham Binh Minh, CPVCC member, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign, among others. 

Viet Nam and Russia have seen a rapid development in bilateral relations in recent years, with their comprehensive strategic partnership growing deeply and effectively in a number of fields. 

The two countries enjoy a high level of political trust. Two-way trade touched US$ 4 billion in 2013, and surpassed US1.8 billion in the first eight months of this year. 

Russia has 92 investment projects in Viet Nam with a combined capital of US$ 2.05 billion. It ranks 18th amongst the 101 countries and territories investing in Viet Nam. Meanwhile, Viet Nam invested 17 projects worth US$ 2.5 billion in Russia. 

The two-way trade ties between Viet Nam and Belarus valued US$ 152 million in 2013./.

By Kim Loan