#Vietnam-Russia relations

Consul General Nguyen Viet Kien stressed President Ho Chi Minh’s reputation and career transcended Vietnam’s borders to inspire liberation movements worldwide, and that his ideas on the right to self-determination, peace, and friendship among nations remain deeply relevant today.

The Vietnam - Russia comprehensive strategic partnership, and the significance of Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc's visit to Russia from November 29 to December 2, was highlighted in an article published on Russia's Independent newspaper on November 28.

Experts on Vietnamese studies gathered at a roundtable themed “Vietnam-Russia relations: Potential and Development” held in Russia by the country’s Vietnam-ASEAN Research Centre on August 30, in anticipation of Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s official visit in early September.

The Vietnam-Russia strategic partnership is developing fruitfully, with regular political meetings, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

President Tran Dai Quang affirmed Vietnam's readiness to boost all-around cooperation with Russia, especially in economics, trade and investment at a January 10 reception for Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan of Russia R.Kh. Mardanov in Hanoi.