(VOVworld) – The Vietnam-Russia Business Forum that took place in Moscow on Tuesday attracted hundreds of entrepreneurs from both countries.

Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Commerce (centre) at the forum.

Nikolaevich Kurochkin, Vice President of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Vietnamese Minister-Counsellor to Russia Nguyen Hung reviewed major developments of the bi-lateral economic, trade, and investment co-operation, and noted the forum’s importance to improving Vietnam-Russia ties. Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Commerce Vu Huy Hoang said:
“Vietnam offers Russian enterprises not only investment opportunities but a link to ASEAN—a market of 600 million customers. I hope the two business communities will continue promoting economic, trade, and investment relations in accordance with the signed agreements under the framework of the recent Vietnam – Russia Intergovernmental Committee on economic, commercial and scientific - technological cooperation.”
The event was part of Vietnam’s 2014 national trade promotion program.