PM receives founder of Russia's largest private corporation

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 5 received founder of Russian conglomerate AFK Sistema, Mr. Vladimir Petrovich Evtushenkov, as reported by the Government News.

Established in 1993 in Moscow, AFK Sistema invests in Russia and internationally across a wide range of sectors, including telecommunications, digital services, high-tech, e-commerce, healthcare, the timber industry and wooden housing construction, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and hospitality services. 

The PM highly valued the Group’s rapid development and its proactive coordination with major Vietnamese corporations and enterprises in recent times. He suggested that the Group further increase its investments in Vietnam and urged businesses from both countries to cooperate more closely and effectively to help realize agreements reached by the two nations' high-level leaders.

PM Chinh emphasized that the Government supports enterprises from both countries in establishing direct relations and strengthening cooperation in fields where Russia has strengths and Vietnam has high demand. These include building and connecting databases, information technology, digital transformation, cybersecurity, pharmaceuticals, nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, telecommunications, and the development of a crypto-asset market in Vietnam.

He also encouraged the promotion of projects involving underground and outer space exploration, including the development of metro systems in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, as well as tourism cooperation.

Mr. Yevtushenkov affirmed that the Group’s policy is to step up partnerships and investment in the Asia-Pacific region, within which Vietnam has always been a reliable destination and partner.

Based on the strong traditional friendship between the two countries, Mr. Yevtushenkov spoke highly of the potential for cooperation with Vietnamese enterprises and pledged to promote collaboration in the sectors highlighted by the Prime Minister.

He expressed a desire to increase the localization rate and affirmed readiness to transfer technology and provide systematic training for Vietnamese personnel to ensure long-term efficiency and mutual benefits for both sides.