Vietnam - Russia comprehensive strategic partnership enjoys all-round development

On March 1, 2001, Vietnam and the Russian Federation establish a Strategic Partnership. On June 16, 1994, they sign the Treaty on Principles of Friendly Relations. To date, the traditional Vietnam-Russia friendship relationship has developed extensively in all areas and continues to be strengthened and enhanced.

Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet and Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin sign the Treaty on Principles of Friendship Relations between Vietnam and Russia (Moscow, June 16, 1994). (Photo: VNA)

President Tran Duc Luong and President Vladimir Putin sign the Joint Statement on the Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and Russia (Hanoi, March 1, 2001). (Photo: VNA)

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong receives President Vladimir Putin during the latter’s State visit to Vietnam (Hanoi, November 12, 2013). (Photo: VNA)

Russian investment projects have made significant contributions to Vietnam’s socio-economic development, notably the Vietsovpetro oil and gas joint venture. In the photo: Central Technology Platform No. 2 at the Bach Ho oil field, part of the Vietsovpetro joint venture. (Photo: VNA)

The Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant, built with assistance from the Soviet Union in 1979, consists of 8 operating units with a total installed capacity of 1,920 MW. (Photo: VNA)

On May 13, 2013, during his official visit to the Russia, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung inspects the Kilo 636 class submarine named "Hanoi" in Kaliningrad oblast. (Photo: VNA)

Ambassador Gennady Bezdetko hands over the first batch of Sputnik V vaccines from the Russian Federation to support Vietnam in the fight against COVID-19 (Hanoi, September 29, 2021). (Photo: VNA)

The Russian Language Department at Hanoi University was established in 1959. It educates bachelor's degree students in Russian language and provides Russian language training for exchange students, postgraduates, interns studying in the Soviet Union, as well as officials and scientific and technical personnel in various national economic sectors. (Photo: VNA)