
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev praised Vietnam as a courageous and beautiful country during a press briefing at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, expressing his commitment to strengthening bilateral ties between Russia and Vietnam.
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The Eastern Economic Forum is an annual event held in Vladivostok focused on the development of Russia's Far East region, organized by the Roscongress Foundation with government support. TASS serves as its general information partner.
VLADIVOSTOK, September 3. /TASS/. Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev has described Vietnam as a courageous and beautiful country, emphasizing his willingness to do everything to strengthen friendly bilateral ties.
"As for Vietnam, I would like to say that Vietnam is a country friendly to us. It is courageous, I have visited its fortification lines and there is much to think about and to understand how hard Vietnamese soldiers fought. Vietnam is a beautiful country, because its nature is stunning and the ocean is beautiful. So we definitely need to be friends and I will do everything I can to help with that," Trutnev said at a press briefing on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).
The Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) is being held from September 1 to 4 in Vladivostok on the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University. The main theme of the 2026 EEF is "The Far East: Development for the Benefit of People." The event is organized by the Roscongress Foundation with the support of the Russian government. TASS is the general information partner.

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