Vietnam, Russia sign Joint Statement, co-operation agreements President Tran Duc Luong (right) and President Vladimir Putin sign Vietnam-Russia Joint Statement. A Joint Statement for a Strategic Partnership between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Russian Federation was signed in Hanoi on March 1, by President Tran Duc Luong and President Putin. The two presidents also witnessed the signing, and renewing of four bilateral co-operation agreements. These were: An agreement for co-operation between the foreign trade banks of the two countries, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Vietnam's Search-and-Rescue Commission and Russia's Ministry for Militia Affairs, Emergencies and Settlement of Natural Disaster Consequences; agreement for co-operation in standardisation, measurements and certifications as well as co-operation in the mutual acknowledgement of trademarks and experimental results between Vietnam's Ministry of Sciences, Technology and Environment and Russia's State Commission for Standardisation and Measurement. Also signed were a protocol attached to the agreement between the Vietnamese and Russian governments for continued co-operation in exploration and exploitation of oil and gas on Vietnam's southern continental shelf to be carried out by the joint venture enterprise Vietsovpetro agreed on July 17, 1991 and revaluation of the legal basis and validity of treaties and agreements signed by both countries to boost bilateral ties. (VNA) _______________________________________________ Marxist-Leninist-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.wwpublish.com/mailman/listinfo/marxist-leninist-list
