Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue holds talks with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak in Moscow on December 10, 2019. (Photo: VGP)

The two leaders made the affirmation at a talk in Moscow on Tuesday, which was held in the framework of an official visit by Vietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

They also agreed on further expanding the scale of joint projects in energy and oil and gas while improving the operational efficiency of joint ventures Vietsovpetro and Rusvietpetro. Both officials supported the long-term operation of Russian firms in Vietnam and pledged to facilitate oil and gas enterprises of both countries to participate in new schemes in oil and gas exploration and exploitation, and gas-fuelled electricity generation.