Vietnam and Russia to set up joint-ventures in tea and coffee processing

MILAN – Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat and his Russian counterpart have discussed the continuation of the two countries’ agriculture cooperation.

During their talks on July 14, Minister Phat and Russian Minister of Agriculture Elena Skrynnik discussed the implementation of an agreement reached at a recent session of the Vietnam-Russia Joint-governmental Committee for Economic, Commercial, Scientific and Technical Cooperation regarding the establishment of a working group in charge of agro-industry issues.

The two ministers agreed that at the group’s upcoming first meeting, the two sides will set up a joint-venture in the processing of tea, coffee and aquatic products.