Russia, Vietnam sign maritime cooperation plan for up to 2030

MOSCOW. May 22 (Interfax) - Russian presidential aide and Maritime Board Chairman Nikolai Patrushev and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Phan Van Giang have signed a plan for maritime cooperation between the two countries for the period up to 2030.

Participants in Russian-Vietnamese consultations on maritime issues held in Moscow on Friday discussed cooperation in naval activity, shipbuilding, ship repairs, and maritime personnel training.

They paid particular attention to interaction in promoting the safety of merchant shipping and discussed military-technical cooperation and the joint use of the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor in the interests of both countries.

Officials from Russian and Vietnamese ministries and other agencies and representatives of several shipbuilding corporations took part in the consultations. Phan Van Giang, whom the Vietnamese leadership authorized to engage with the Russian Maritime Board, arrived in Moscow at Patrushev's invitation.