Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 19 for outgoing Russian defence attaché to Vietnam Col. Roman Boytsov and new defence attache Col. Govorov Alexey Arkadievich.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with representatives of the Vietnamese community in Russia on December 2 as part of activities in his official visits to the country.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted receptions on December 2 for leaders of big Russian companies which have business ties in Vietnam, namely the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Gazprom, Novatek, Sistema and Miratorg.
Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son had meetings with representatives from the Russian educational sector on December 1 and 2, within the framework of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Russia.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed that Vietnam always treasures and is grateful for the great help that the Russian people, including veterans and friends, have been giving to Vietnam in the struggle for national independence and unification in the past as well as in the construction and development of the country today.
Nguyen Thi Hoang Van, deputy head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for External Relations, on December 1 and 2 held meetings with leaders of the United Russia Party (URP), the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) and the A Just Russia – For the Truth party.
Vietnamese budget airline Vietjet Air will launch direct services between three Vietnamese cities and the Russian capital city of Moscow from mid-2022, its first-ever direct flights to Europe.
Vietnam wishes to foster cooperation with Russia across fields and channels, including the traditional friendship with the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF), President Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed on December 2.
Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Valentina Matvienko, Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, in Moscow on December 1 within the framework of his official visit to Russia.
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Russia’s TASS news agency opened a photo exhibition on the two-decade strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia at the headquarters of the Russian Federation Council in Moscow on December 1.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked ministries, agencies and businesses of Vietnam and Russia to seek ways lifting two-way trade by 15 times and tripling investment in the near future.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh held a working session with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Chernyshenko in Moscow on December 1, as part of the ongoing Russia visit by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
A Vietnamese delegation led by Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Vo Van Thuong attended the international inter-party videoconference hosted by the ruling United Russia Party (URP) on December 1, on the occasion of its 20th founding anniversary.
