Russia and Vietnam will create a working group on trade in national currencies. This decision was made at the 17th session of the intergovernmental Russian-Vietnamese Commission for trade-economic and scientific-technical cooperation, which was held on 6 September in Vladivostok, reports news Agency PRIME.

"We discussed the mechanism of payments in commercial transactions between the two countries in national currencies. Creation of a working group on trade in national currencies", - said at a briefing following the meeting, the first Vice-Premier of the RF government Igor Shuvalov.

He noted that at the meeting the sides discussed the issues of creating a free trade zone between Vietnam and the Customs Union. According to Shuvalov, the text of the agreement will be ready by the end of the year.

Shuvalov said that the meeting also raised the issue of cooperation between the two countries in energy, construction, oil and gas production, agriculture, science and education.

In 2013 the trade turnover of Russia and Vietnam grew by 8.4% to $3.9 billion Vietnam was set in Russia are mainly fish, seafood, fruits, vegetables, coffee, tea, cereals, as well as clothes and shoes. Russian exports are dominated by oil and oil products, mineral fuels, metals and fertilizers. Portal Agro2b.ru reportedthat Primorsky Krai negotiating the supply of pork with Vietnamese companies.