General Secretary To Lam begins official visit to Russia

Creating new momentum for Vietnam - Russia relations

Welcoming General Secretary To Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation at the airport were Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko and a number of officials from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs , Russian Ambassador to Vietnam GSBezdetko and his wife; Vietnamese Ambassador to the Russian Federation Dang Minh Khoi and his wife; a large number of officials and staff of the Embassy and the Vietnamese community in the Russian Federation.

Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Chernyshenko and Russian officials welcomed General Secretary To Lam and his wife at Vnukovo 2 airport.

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The official welcoming ceremony for General Secretary To Lam and his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation was solemnly held at Vnukovo 2 airport.

Immediately after the official welcoming ceremony at the airport, General Secretary To Lam left the Prime Minister's Office and met with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin; and attended a solemn reception for leaders of countries attending the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The official visit to the Russian Federation and attendance at the 80th anniversary celebration of the Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War by General Secretary To Lam and his wife along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation demonstrates Vietnam's respect and honor for the enormous contributions and sacrifices of the former Soviet Union and the Russian Federation today in the great victory against fascism, firmly protecting world peace.

On this occasion, Vietnam wishes to further strengthen political trust between the two countries and identify orientations to bring the traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership with the Russian Federation to new heights.

During the visit, General Secretary To Lam and the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam will have important meetings with senior leaders of the Russian Federation, thereby creating new impetus in bilateral cooperation in many fields, including traditional cooperation fields and new fields with great potential, creating more important driving forces to realize the development goals of the orientation in the bilateral relationship between Vietnam and the Russian Federation, for the benefit of the people of the two countries, for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region as well as in the world.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son recently gave an interview to the Russian press during the working visit of General Secretary To Lam. Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son said: "With the fundamental, core principles and long history of bilateral relations, along with the joint efforts of the two countries, this year marks the 75th anniversary of Vietnam and Russia together building cooperative relations in all fields, in line with the interests of the two countries, a priceless asset of the people of the two countries and a model of traditional friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation."

In the political and diplomatic fields, the two countries have high trust and it has been increasingly strengthened through visits at all levels, especially at the high level. The two sides maintain many coordination and dialogue mechanisms on diplomacy, defense and security. In the economic and trade fields, Vietnam and Russia have maintained the Intergovernmental Committee on Economic-Trade and Scientific-Technological Cooperation since 1992 and upgraded to the Deputy Prime Minister level since 2011. The Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union, of which Russia is a member, has been effective since 2016.

In terms of economy, bilateral trade turnover in 2024 will reach 4.58 billion USD. Russia currently has 199 investment projects in Vietnam with a total registered capital of 990 million USD. Vietnam has 16 investment projects in Russia, with a total registered capital of 1.6 billion USD, ranking 4th out of 81 countries and territories in which Vietnam has invested.

Regarding education and training cooperation, the Soviet Union previously helped Vietnam train nearly 40,000 good cadres and experts in many different fields. Currently, Russia continues to support Vietnam in training human resources and there are currently more than 5,000 Vietnamese students studying in Russia. Scientific and technological cooperation continues to be maintained. The two countries have carried out research and technology transfer projects. Scientific research cooperation within the framework of the Tropical Center in Vietnam has brought many positive results. The two sides are implementing the project of the Nuclear Science and Technology Research Center. Local cooperation has been strengthened and there are currently about 20 pairs of relations between localities of the two countries established, especially between Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Moscow, Saint Petersburg.

Thanh Nien Newspaper broadcasts live the parade in Russia

From 1pm today, May 9, Thanh Nien Newspaper will broadcast live the parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War at Red Square, Moscow, Russia on the website thanhnien.vn and the YouTube channel Thanh Nien Newspaper . We invite you to watch.

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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tong-bi-thu-to-lam-bat-dau-tham-chinh-thuc-nga-185250509000728622.htm