Great expectations from General Secretary To Lam's visit to Russia

General Secretary To Lam has successfully concluded his three-day official visit to the Russian Federation and attended the 80th anniversary of Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War. The visit, with a series of activities and nearly 20 signed agreements, was a prominent political and cultural event in Moscow in recent days.

General Secretary To Lam received Chairman of the "Just Russia-Patriots-For Truth" Party Sergey Mironov. (Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA)

VNA correspondents in Moscow spoke with a number of scholars and experts in the host country about the great expectations from the visit.

Professor, Doctor of Science Vladimir Kolotov - Head of the Department of History of Far Eastern Countries, Director of the Ho Chi Minh Institute at Saint Petersburg State University said that the visit emphasized Vietnam's consistent policy of independence and autonomy, which is the result of decades of struggle for independence and freedom, for the right to self-determination.

During General Secretary To Lam’s visit to Russia, the two countries’ ministries and sectors signed nearly 20 cooperation documents. Professor Vladimir Kolotov emphasized the cooperation agreement to restore the nuclear power plant construction project in Vietnam and considered this the beginning of a new era.

Researcher of the ASEAN Center and journalist of the Rossiya Segodnya news agency, Elena Nikulina, reiterated that Vietnam and Russia have a special relationship that has been going on for decades. The Russian people always have special feelings for Vietnam and have always followed the strong development of Vietnam.

For Russians in general, General Secretary To Lam's visit to Russia and attendance at the 80th anniversary of Victory Day is very meaningful. Expert Nikulina believes that the visit will open a new stage for bilateral relations, with parallel development of economic and political cooperation.

Professor, Doctor of Economics Vladimir Buianov - Chairman of the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association said that the schedule of General Secretary To Lam's visit is very dense, with dozens of meetings, attending forums, talks, meeting leaders of major Russian political parties, attending factory openings, reopening direct flights, discussing cooperation, which will create a new, strong impetus to develop relations between the two countries. That affirms that in the coming time, bilateral relations will continue to develop more vigorously.

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