Vietnam, Russia discuss stronger agriculture cooperation
Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi and Russian Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sergey Levin on April 2 discussed measures aimed at further promoting agricultural cooperation between the two countries.
Moscow (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi andRussian Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sergey Levin on April 2 discussedmeasures aimed at further promoting agricultural cooperation between the twocountries.
Acknowledging the past accomplishments, both sidescommended the sustained trade turnover in agro-forestry-fisheries, surpassingthe 1 billion USD mark annually. Notably, various investment initiatives withinthe agricultural sector are currently underway, indicating a thriving bilateral engagement.
As there remains ample room to further boost agriculturalcollaboration, Khoi proposed several measures, including expanding thelist of Vietnamese seafood enterprises eligible for export to Russia, and ensuringcontinued support for Vietnamese ventures in Russia, including TH TrueMilk.
Levin, for his part, highly appreciated Vietnam's decision to remove field thistle from the plantquarantine list, which facilitates increased exports of wheat and corn fromRussia to Vietnam. He further reiterated Russia's steadfast commitment toproviding favourable conditions for Vietnamese enterprises operating in thecountry.
The two sides agreed to continue coordinatingand expanding the list of enterprises eligible for exporting agro-forestry-fisheriesproducts to each other's markets.
They affirmed their intent to deliberate onconcrete measures to bolster agricultural cooperation during the forthcoming ꦰ25th session of the Vietnam-Russia In🐻ter-Governmental Committee scheduled for later thisyear./.
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At the working session (Photo: VNA) 
