The main events will take place tomorrow, June 20. The President of the Russian Federation will meet with General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong, President To Lam, Prime Minister of the Government Pham Minh Tin and Speaker of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man. In addition, the Russian leader will hold a meeting with graduates of Soviet and Russian universities.
It should be noted that relations between the Russian Federation and Vietnam are actively developing, both in the political and economic spheres. In particular, Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation for International Affairs Yuri Ushakov drew attention to the fact that the trade turnover between Russia and Vietnam in 2023 grew by more than 8% and reached 5 billion Dollars. Growth continues this year as well.
On the eve of the visit, Vladimir Putin published an article in the central publication of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nyanzan. The Russian leader highlighted the closeness of the positions of Moscow and Hanoi on many issues on the global agenda and expressed his gratitude to the leaders of Vietnam for their balanced attitude towards the crisis in Ukraine. In addition, the Russian president called on Vietnamese investors to more actively enter the Russian market and spoke about the initiative to create nuclear science and technology centers in Vietnam, for which Russia can train personnel.
