Meeting of Moscow Officials with a Vietnamese Delegation

On August 17, at the Moscow Situation Center, representatives of the Russian capital are holding a meeting with a Vietnamese delegation led by Tran Duc Thang, Member of the Politburo and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee.

The delegation of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has come to Moscow to deepen cooperation in the construction and operation of urban rail transport. The visit also takes place ahead of the official visit of To Lam, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, who will visit the Russian capital in early September this year at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Sergey Cheremin, Minister of the Government of Moscow and Head of the Department for External Economic and International Relations of Moscow, noted the steady development of friendly cooperation between the two countries, as confirmed by various economic indicators. He also spoke about Moscow’s sustainable development, the construction of the metropolis’s transport framework, and urban infrastructure in general.

Tran Duc Thang, Member of the Politburo and Secretary of the Party Committee, emphasized that the purpose of the delegation’s visit is to discuss Moscow’s experience in metro construction and the development of the city’s transport framework. The sides will also discuss plans for the construction of a Moscow House in Hanoi.