A webinar was held in Russia on June 16 to mark 75 years of the Soviet Union’s victory in the Great Patriotic War, 45 years of the liberation of the South and national reunification of Vietnam, and 70 years of the Vietnam-Russia diplomatic relations.
A ceremony was held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on January 10 to celebrate the 70th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Russia diplomatic relations (January 30).
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung and Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin on May 23 inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Hanoi-Moscow cooperation in the 2019-2021 period.
A Russian cosmonaut, who holds the world record as the person spending the most time in space, shared his routine in outer space during an exchange programme with children in Hanoi on July 23.
Sixty-five years ago, what was then the Soviet Union became one of the
first countries to recognise and establish diplomatic relations with
Vietnam , marking a milestone in bilateral ties between the two nations
and laying the foundation for a flourishing friendship, Deputy Prime
Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has stated.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
is on a two-day visit to Vietnam to discuss with leaders of the host
country measures of promoting bilateral relations in all areas,
especially energy.