Lavrov’s visit to Việt Nam was postponed

Lavrov’s visit to Việt Nam was postponed

Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov. — VNA/VNS Photo Quang VInh

HÀ NỘI — The visit of the foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov in Việt Nam, which was to begin Monday, has been postponed, according to Việt Nam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The visit was postponed for unexpected reasons, the ministry said, adding that the specific time of the visit will be provided later.

Việt Nam and Russia established diplomatic ties on January  三0,  一 九 五0.

Two-way trade reached nearly US$ 四 billion in the first ten months of  二0 一 七, up  三 六 percent year-on-year. The two countries are working together to raise the figure to US$ 一0 billion by  二0 二0.— VNS