AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

The Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam hereinafter referred to as "Parties",

ADHERING to the Agreement on the Basic Principles of Relationships between the Russian Federation and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam signed on 16 June 1994;

GUIDED by the Declaration of the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on Promotion of Economic-Commercial and Scientific - Technical Cooperation signed on 24 November 1997;

RECOGNIZING the importance of effective protection of intellectual property rights for the development of mutually beneficial cooperation between the two States;

AIMING at enhancing the cooperation in the field of protection of intellectual property rights;

DESIRING to promote such cooperation on the basis of the principles of equality and mutual benefit;