National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan speaks at an event while visiting TH Group's dairy farm in Volokolamsk district of Moscow Oblast, Russia, on December 10 (Photo: VNA)Moscow (VNA) – National Assembly(NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan visited the Vietnamese Embassy in Russiaand the hi-tech dairy farm of TH Group in Volokolamsk district of Moscow Oblaston December 10, part of her official visit to Russia.
Talking to the Vietnamese Embassy’s staff, thetop legislator said Russia is a focus in the Party and State’s foreign policy.
She stressed that amid the complex internationaland regional situation and an increase in citizen protection cases, the embassyshould be more active and step up measures to support Vietnamese expatriates.
Talking to the Vietnamese parliamentarydelegation when they visited the dairy farm of TH Group in Volokolamskdistrict, Deputy Chairman of the Moscow Region Government Khromov VadimValerianovich said Vietnam and Russia boast a traditional friendship and theyshould keep strengthening this relationship.
He said TH Group’s project has received supportfrom the two countries’ top leaders, voicing his delight that the project willhave put into use about 70ha of land in Moscow Oblast by April 2020 and had6,000 cows by August the same year.
He affirmed local authorities will do everythingthey can to join the Vietnamese partner in implementing the project onschedule, expressing his belief that it will help bolster the two countries’cooperation.
A TH Group representative said the business iscarrying out a dairy farming and processing complex and some food projects withthe total capital of 2.7 billion USD in Moscow Oblast, Kaluga Oblast, theRepublic of Bashkortostan and the Primorye region.
In Moscow Oblast, the group plans to build threeclusters of farms with a material area covering over 30,000ha of land. Thefirst cluster in Volokolamsk district became operational in January 2018. Workon the second cluster in Shatursky district is scheduled to begin next year.
Chairwoman Ngan highly valued TH Group’s effortsto develop its dairy farming and processing project in Russia, congratulatingthe firm on its initial achievements.
She said the NA and the Government will directrelevant agencies to deal with difficulties facing the group during projectimplementation. She also expressed her hope that this project will besuccessful and become a highlight of Vietnam-Russia cooperation./.
VNA
