General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam, his spouse, and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation left Minsk on May 12 evening (local time), concluding their successful state visit to the Belarus at the invitation of President Alexander Lukashenko.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s forthcoming official visit to Vietnam will mark a key milestone, helping further boost bilateral ties and reinforce political trust and mutual understanding between the two countries’ top leaders.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam held separate meetings in Minsk on May 12 (local time) with Belarusian parliamentary leaders.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son met with Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov in Minsk on May 12 as part of Party General Secretary To Lam’s state visit to the country.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam met with Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin in the capital city of Minsk on May 12, within the framework of his state visit to the Republic of Belarus.

VOV.VN - Vietnam wishes to increase cooperation with Sweden in key sectors such as trade, investment, and green transition, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during his reception for Benjamin Dousa, Sweden’s Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, in Hanoi on May 12.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam and President Alexander Lukashenko have signed a joint statement on the establishment of the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Belarus to leverage their cooperation opportunities.

VOV.VN - A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam on May 12 welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent proposal to resume direct peace talks with Ukraine.

VOV.VN - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko hosted a welcoming ceremony in Minsk on May 12 for Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam who was on a two-day state visit to Belarus.

VOV.VN - Party leader To Lam encouraged a close-knit bond among Vietnamese expatriates in Belarus and their contributions to the fatherland during his meeting with Vietnamese Embassy officials and representatives of the community in Minsk on May 12.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra of Thailand will lead a high-level delegation of the Royal Thai Government on an official visit to Vietnam on May 15 - 16 at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly Standing Committee has proposed holding general election three months earlier than scheduled to timely complete the State apparatus following streamlining efforts.

VOV.VN - Party leader To Lam has said the traditional friendship between Vietnam and Belarus is a valuable asset that must be cherished, preserved, and strengthened.

Party General Secretary To Lam on May 11 emphasised the important role of the Vietnamese community abroad, saying that those in Russia in particular and around the world in general are developing, affirming its position in host countries and increasingly becoming an important resource for Vietnam’s development.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam had a meeting in Moscow on May 11 with Russian intellectuals, scholars, and experts who had supported Vietnam in the past.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) always attaches importance to its traditional friendship with the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF), General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee To Lam told Chairman of the KPRF Central Committee Gennady Zyuganov at their meeting in Moscow on May 11.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam, accompanied by his spouse and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, arrived in Minsk on the afternoon of May 11 (local time), beginning a state visit to the Republic of Belarus from May 11 to 12 at the invitation of President Aleksandr Lukashenko.

Based on the outcomes of the official visit to Russia by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam from May 8 -11, the two countries have issued a joint statement outlining major directions for the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership in a new period of cooperation.

The state visit to Belarus by Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse and a Vietnamese high-ranking delegation from May 11-12 will create new momentum for strengthening and expanding Vietnam-Belarus relations, and provide orientations to further deepen the bilateral relationship, Vietnamese Ambassador to Belarus Nguyen Van Ngu has said.

Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on May 10 afternoon (local time) laid flowers at the President Ho Chi Minh Statue in the Ho Chi Minh Square and at the memorial stele of Party General Secretary Le Duan in the Le Duan Square in Moscow, Russia.

State President Luong Cuong on May 10 sent a message of congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on being elected as the 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church.

Vietnam will further advance cooperation with Russia for the shared development and benefit of their people, and for common peace, stability, and prosperity in the world, Party General Secretary To Lam told Chairman of the "A Just Russia – Patriots – For Truth" Party Sergey Mironov in their meeting in Moscow on May 10 (local time).

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam and Russian President Vladimir Putin have showed great pleasure at the positive development of the Vietnam–Russia comprehensive strategic partnership across a variety of fields, particularly in economics, trade, energy, education and training, science and technology, and innovation.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam delivered a speech at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) in Moscow on May 10, highlighting the cultivation of the Vietnam – Russia traditional friendship in the new era for peace, cooperation, and development.

Party General Secretary To Lam’s state visit to Belarus at the invitation of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko will create remarkable driving forces for the multi-faceted relations while strengthening the friendship as well as mutual trust and understanding between the two countries, according to a diplomat.

VOV.VN - Vietnam places great importance on and desires to continuously strengthen its relations with Russia, with parliamentary cooperation playing a substantive role in promoting and overseeing the implementation of intergovernmental agreements, while also deepening mutual understanding and trust between the two nations.

VOV.VN - On May 10, a Russian Pacific Fleet delegation comprising the corvettes Rezkii and Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov, along with the medium-sized oil tanker Pechenga, arrived at Tien Sa Port for a five-day courtesy visit to the central city of Da Nang from May 10 to 14.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has been nominated to chair the 11th NPT Review Conference in 2026, highlighting international recognition of its contributions to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.

VOV.VN - PM Pham Minh Chinh has called for faster and more focused implementation of major transport projects as a driving force behind the country’s strategic infrastructure development.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) To Lam had a meeting with Dmitry Medvedev, Chairman of the United Russia Party (URP) and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia, in Moscow on May 9 (local time) as part of his official visit to Russia.