“Vietnam in int’l community” discussed in Russia
Researchers and scholars from Vietnam, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Poland gathered at a seminar in Russia on May 20 to talk about the issues Vietnam is facing in its relations with the international community.
The event was organised by the Centre for Vietnam and ASEAN Studies under the Far East Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Discussions put on table included Vietnam’s international integration process, its relations with two powers of the US and China and in Russia-ASEAN ties, amendments to the country’s Constitution, and climate change.Director of the Far East Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences Mikhail Titarenko described the seminar as a follow-up activity of the recent official visit by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to Russia and the 123rd birth anniversary of the late President Ho Chi Minh.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Pham Xuan Son stressed that Vietnam always considers its relations with Russia as one of the priorities in its foreign policy.
The two countries announced their comprehensive strategic partnership in July 2012 during President Truong Tan Sang’s visit to Russia, marking a new milestone in their relations.