PM Pham Minh Chinh receives General Director of Russian oil and gas company Zarubezhneft: Overview of the meeting.

At the reception, Prime Minister Chinh affirmed that oil, gas and energy cooperation is a symbol of close and effective collaboration between the two countries, contributing positively to the development of each country.

Informing the Vietnamese leader about the results of cooperation between the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) and Zarubezhneft, the company leader thanked the Government of Vietnam and the Prime Minister for their support to the cooperation.

He said that after his meeting with the Prime Minister in Hanoi in April, several difficulties and obstacles in the cooperation activities between the two sides have been removed.

He said he hopes that the Vietnamese Government and Prime Minister Chinh will continue to assist the two companies in expanding their joint work on the basis of mutual benefit.

PM Pham Minh Chinh receives General Director of Russian oil and gas company Zarubezhneft: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh witnessed the signing of the MOU between PetroVietnam and Zarubezhneft. (Photo: VGP)

Applauding the two firms' cooperation results over the past 40 years, Prime Minister Chinh emphasised that the Vietnamese Government always supports businesses of both countries to expand cooperation, in accordance with the laws of their respectivve countries, the Vietnam - Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and the interests of the Vietnamese and Russia people.

He expected that the two sides will promote cooperation in new fields including tourism, green energy, clean energy, construction and development of infrastructure serving oil and gas cooperation.