Welcome message to organizers, participants and guests of the Third Russian-Vietnamese Industrial Exhibition “EXPO-RUSSIA VIETNAM 2019”

On behalf of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, I welcome organizers, participants and guests of the Third Russian-Vietnamese Industrial Exhibition “EXPO-RUSSIA VIETNAM 2019”.
Globality of the energy problems, increasing politicization thereof, as well as objective significance of the Russian fuel and energy complex in the global energy sector, necessitate strengthening and comprehensive development of international cooperation in the energy sector. Thus, stable relations with traditional consumers of Russian energy resources, expansion and diversification of forms of cooperation with them hold much significance in the context of ensuring energy security nowadays.
Cooperation between Russia and Vietnam is one of the priority areas of Russia's foreign economic policy. The long-term partnership between our Countries in the energy sector has strategic and comprehensive nature, constantly enriched with new meaningful scope. Joint efforts with our Vietnamese partners serve the interests not only of deepening the bilateral cooperation, but also of increasing the energy stability of the region as a whole.
I am sure that during the Exhibition, representatives of Russian and Vietnamese companies, business community and government agencies will have a good opportunity to discuss the practical aspects of partnership between our countries, including in the framework of energy projects implementation.
I wish organizers, participants and guests of the exhibition success and effective work.

State Secretary - Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation /signature/ A.B. Bondarenko