VOV.VN - Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on June 26 to discuss measures to increase bilateral cooperation.

The 39th ASEAN-Japan Forum took place in Bangkok, Thailand on June 25 to review the ASEAN-Japan cooperation and discuss future directions to promote their comprehensive strategic partnership.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always considers the United States a strategically important partner and is ready to work with the US to promote the effective, stable and substantive development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two nations.

Through a joint statement issued, 11 cooperation agreements signed as well as high-level meetings held during Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to Vietnam from June 19-20, the two countries have agreed on major orientations to further deepen bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership in five key aspects, stated Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.

Vietnam and Russia have issued a Joint Statement on deepening their comprehensive strategic partnership, building on the achievements of the three-decade implementation of their Treaty on Principles of Friendly Relations.

On the occasion of his state visit to Vietnam from June 19-20, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent an article on the history, current status and future of the Russia-Vietnam partnership to Nhan dan (People) newspaper for publication.

VOV.VN - Vietnam sees the traditional relationship and comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia as a top priority in its external policy, said Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong during his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Hanoi on June 20.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese President To Lam and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed upon major strategies to further enhance the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia.

VOV.VN - The bilateral relationship between Vietnam and Russia has flourished across multiple fields since diplomatic ties were set up on January 30, 1950, with relations subsequently being lifted to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on July 27, 2012.

The ongoing state visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Vietnam and the expected signing of a new agreement on higher education cooperation between the two countries are expected to create a strong impetus to step up bilateral educational cooperation, said an official from the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET).