MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 02nd September, 2018) Russian President Vladimir Putin sent on Sunday a greeting telegram to his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang on the occasion of the National Day, which marks the 73rd anniversary of Vietnam's independence, the Kremlin press service said.
"Putin expressed confidence in further active development of political dialogue, bilateral cooperation in various areas, as well as partnership in dealing with acute international issues in the interest of the Russian and Vietnamese peoples and in line with the enhancement of stability and security in the Asia-Pacific Region," the presidential press service said.
According to the Kremlin, the Russian leader also noted an amicable and constructive nature of the bilateral relations.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, in turn, conveyed congratulations to his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The Russian official expressed confidence that Hanoi and Moscow would further maintain cooperation in various fields.
"I am convinced that active cooperation between the two governments will contribute to further expansion of practical cooperation, promotion of new mutually beneficial projects in the energy sector, industry, infrastructure and other areas," Medvedev said as quoted by his press service.
He noted, in particular, strengthened bilateral cooperation in trade, economic, scientific, technical, cultural and humanitarian areas.
Vietnam proclaimed its independence from France, which colonized the country and the Indochina Peninsula in the late 1880s, on September 2, 1945.
