Vietnam’s participation contributes to success of 6th Eastern Economic Forum: Russian expert
Vietnam is one of the active members of the Eastern Economic Forum and its engagement will contribute to the success of the upcoming 6th edition, said Grigory Trofimchuk, Chairman of the Council of Experts of the Eurasian Research Fund.
Grigory Trofimchuk, Chairman of the Council of Experts of the Eurasian Research Fund (Photo: VNA)
Moscow (VNA) – Vietnam is one of the active members of theEastern Economic Forum and its engagement will contribute to thesuccess of the upcoming 6th edition, said Grigory Trofimchuk, Chairman of the Council ofExperts of the Eurasian Research Fund.
In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency'scorrespondents in Russia at the threshold of the event slated for September 2 –4, the expert said the forum, an initiative of Russia President Vladimir Putin,aims to promote economic relations between all countries wishing to exploit thegreat potential of the Russian Far East.
He said Vietnam has for years put forth initiatives andsuggestions in contribution to the forum's common activities in order tofacilitate the development of the region.
According to Trofimchuk, over the past decade, Vietnam hascontributed to setting the paces and working styles of many internationalorganisations and promoted cooperation on a global scale.
He noted it should be taken into consideration that Vietnam wasthe country which has expanded the size of the free trade area within the frameworkof the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). As such, the country’s representatives, particularlyentrepreneurs across different economic sectors, will make contributions to thesuccess of the 6th forum, thus increasing its prestige.
The 6th EEF will be held in both face-to-face andonline formats under the theme of “The Opportunities for the Far East in aWorld under Transformation”. It will feature about 70 activities in its agendain addition to many cultural, sport, and youth exchange programmes./.
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Grigory Trofimchuk, Chairman of the Council of Experts of the Eurasian Research Fund (Photo: VNA) 
