Deputy PM starts visit to Russia
HA NOI — Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan yesterday started his six-day working visit to Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The visit is aimed to realise important agreements reached by the two Prime Ministers in December 2009.
His visit is also aimed to boost traditional ties between Russia's leading universities and Vietnam-ese training institutions.
He is accompanied by the Deputy Director of the Government Office, Nguyen Huu Vu, Deputy Foreign Minister, Nguyen Quoc Cuong, and Deputy Minister of Education and Training, Pham Vu Luan.
Viet Nam- Russia two-way trade in 2009 reached US$2 billion, $0.4 billion higher than in 2008. — VNS