On the afternoon of May 8, local time (evening of the same day, Hanoi time), General Secretary To Lam and his wife, along with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, arrived in Moscow, starting an official visit to the Russian Federation and attending the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In 1950, Vietnam and the Soviet Union officially established diplomatic relations, laying a solid foundation for bilateral relations in all areas of bilateral cooperation and at international and regional forums.
Vietnam - Russia relations today have been continuing to inherit and continue the good, close and close traditional friendship and cooperation of the previous Vietnam - Soviet relationship.
Trao doi voi bao gioi, Uy vien Trung uong Dang, Pho Thu tuong Chinh phu, Bo truong Bo Ngoai giao Bui Thanh Son khang dinh, voi nhung nguyen tac nen tang, cot loi va be day lich su cua quan he song phuong, cung voi no luc chung cua hai nuoc, nam nay danh dau chang duong dai 75 nam Viet Nam va Nga cung nhau xay dap quan he hop tac tren tat ca cac linh vuc, phu hop voi loi ich cua hai quoc gia, la tai san vo gia cua nhan dan hai nuoc va la hinh mau cua quan he huu nghi truyen thong va Cooperation with benefits.
In the political and diplomatic field, the two countries have high trust and are increasingly strengthened through visits at all levels, especially high-level ones. The two sides maintain many coordination and dialogue mechanisms on diplomacy, defense and security.
In the field of economy and trade, the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the ASEAN-European Economic Union, of which Russia is a member, has been in effect since 2016. 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 among 81 countries and territories in Vietnam with investment.
Regarding education - training cooperation, the Soviet Union has previously helped Vietnam train nearly 40,000 excellent 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 abroad in Russia.
Science and technology cooperation continue to be maintained. The two sides are implementing the project of the Center for Nuclear Science and Technology Research.
On the occasion of General Secretary To Lam and his wife and the high -ranking delegation of Vietnam to celebrate the victory day in the great national defense war and official visit to Russia, Vietnam wishes to show the respect and honor of Vietnam for the great contributions and sacrifices of the previous Soviet Union, the Russian Federation today in the great victory against fascism, firmly defending peace in the world.
On this occasion, Vietnam also hopes to further enhance political trust between the two countries, identify orientations to bring the traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia to new heights, and strengthen cooperation between the Communist Party of Vietnam and major political parties in Russia.
Within the framework of the visit, General Secretary To Lam and the high -ranking delegation of Vietnam will have important contacts with senior Russian leaders, thereby creating new impulses in bilateral cooperation in many fields, including traditional cooperation areas and new and potential fields such as economy, trade, investment, basic science, energy, high technology, intelligence; Create more important motivations to realize the development goals of orientation in Vietnam -Russia bilateral relations, 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.
