VOV.VN - A high-ranking delegation of Vietnam led by Party General Secretary To Lam paid an official visit to Russia and attended the 80th anniversary celebration of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War from May 8 to 11 at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin.

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.

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.

VOV.VN - The two countries have reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing cooperation in energy, industry, science and technology, and workforce training, while calling for stronger efforts to promote trade and two-way investment.

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.

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.

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.