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State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 15 received Russian Ambassador Konstantin Vnukov who came to bid his farewell at the end of his tenure in Vietnam.

Outgoing Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnukov has expressed his positive impression of Vietnam and its people and shared his assessment of the prospects for developing the partnership between the two countries in the time to come.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung on March 23 handed over the Friendship Order to Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnukov.

An online conference was held on December 19 in by the Ho Chi Minh Institute under the Saint Petersburg University of Russia, spotlighting the changing role of Vietnam in the contemporary world, heading to the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) has presented a “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia to outgoing Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnukov.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on December 3 hosted a reception in Hanoi for outgoing Russian Ambassador Konstantin Vnukov, who came to say good-bye at the end of his term.

The Vietnam-Russia parliamentary relations have enjoyed positive progress over the recent past, Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said on November 27.

Vietnam and Russia should take measures to soon lift the annual bilateral trade to 10 billion USD, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said during his reception in Hanoi for Russia Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnukov on November 11.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnukov and Chairman of the Russian gas group Novatek Leonid Mikhelson in Hanoi on November 6.

A ceremony celebrating the 70th traditional day of the Vietnam – Russia Friendship Association (May 23, 1950-2020) and 70 years of the two nations’ diplomatic relations took place in Hanoi on June 27.

On behalf of the Party organisation, administration and people of Hanoi, Chairman of the city People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung presented medical supplies to the Russian capital of Moscow and the Vietnamese community in the country on May 12, in support of efforts to tackle COVID-19.

The Ambassadors of Russia and Chile have spoken highly of Vietnam’s experience and effective model in fighting the COVID-19 epidemic, as the country has not recorded any new infection since April 17 and 84 percent of the infected cases have recovered without any death.

The Russian Embassy in Vietnam and the Federal Agency for Tourism of Russia jointly hosted an event in Hanoi on December 19 to introduce tourism products of the country.

A round-table seminar on the prospect of the Vietnam – Russia education cooperation took place in Hanoi on October 28.

A ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of the Russian Centre of Science and Culture in Vietnam took place in Hanoi on October 17.

Close to 1,000 people joined the so-called Immortal Regiment procession in Hanoi on May 8 on the occasion of the 73rd anniversary of the victory of Russia’s Great Patriotic War (May 9, 1945-2017).

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh on January 19 received Russian Ambassador Konstantin Vnukov and a Russian delegation who introduced Yekaterinburg city, a locality nominated as the venue of the World Expo 2025.

Russia’s Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnukov has highlighted Russia’s October Revolution as the most important event in the 20th century, strongly impacting the world.

The Russian Gastro Week began in Hanoi on September 21, in a bid to boost agro-forestry-fishery partnership between Vietnam and Russia.

Vietnam attaches importance to defence ties with Russia, affirmed Nguyen Chi Vinh, member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Defence Minister, at a reception in Hanoi on September 20 for Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnukov.