(Itar-Tass) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has completed a visit to Vietnam and returned to Moscow, the presidential press secretary, Alexei Gromov told Itar-Tass.
Putin left for Vietnam Friday night. Saturday and Sunday, he took part in the 14th summit of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum.
Apart from general consultations, he also had bilateral meetings with Japan's new Prime Minister Sinzo Abe, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, and Chinese President Hu Jintao, reports Trend.
His meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush became one of the most important events on his agenda. The two leaders discussed trade and economic relations, especially in the light of signing a bilateral protocol on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization.
They also looked at pressing international problems, like Iran's and North Korea's nuclear programs and nonproliferation in general, the situation in the Middle East and Iraq.
Monday, Putin's itinerary was focused entirely on Vietnam. He held tete-a-tete talks with President Nguyen Minh Triet, National Assembly speaker Nguyen Phuc Tranh, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, and Secretary General of the Vietnamese Communist Party, Nong Du'c Manh.
A joint Russian-Vietnamese statement was issued upon the end of talks.
Also, the sides signed a number of bilateral documents, including a declaration on joint operations in geological research and production of crude oil and natural gas, three agreements on cooperation, and a joint program for promotion of tourism in 2007 and 2008.
