A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 13 said: At the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Le Minh Hung will lead the high-level Vietnamese delegation to attend the ASEAN - Russia 35th Anniversary Summit and have bilateral activities in Kazan, Russian Federation from June 16 to 18.
ASEAN-Russia relations began in July 1991, when the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation attended the opening session of the 24th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur as a guest of the Malaysian Government. Based on initial contacts, Russia officially became the full Dialogue Partner of ASEAN at the 29th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta in July 1996, opening up an official cooperation framework between the two sides.
Currently, ASEAN-Russia cooperation is being implemented within the framework of the Comprehensive Action Plan for the period 2021-2025 to implement the Strategic Partnership, inheriting the Action Plan for the period 2016-2020 and the foundation of relations built since 1991.
Cooperation activities are also supported through the ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Partnership Fund, established in 2007. Russia sent its first Ambassador to ASEAN in 2009 after the ASEAN Charter took effect. In 2017, the Russian Delegation to ASEAN was officially established, thereby further strengthening the mechanism of coordination and policy dialogue with ASEAN.
