VOV.VN - Vietnam and Russia have discussed measures to further deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership during a recent meeting in Moscow between Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.

Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang chaired a welcome ceremony and held talks with Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council Sergei Shoigu in Hanoi on December 9.

VOV.VN - The Party, State and people of Vietnam always value the long-standing friendship and the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and Russia, considering Russia one of the top priorities in Vietnam’s foreign policy.

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.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Vice Chairman Nguyen Khac Dinh held talks with visiting First Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of Federal Assembly of Russia (upper house) Andrey Yatskin in Hanoi on February 17, during which the host highlighted Russia as one of the prioritised and most important partners in Vietnam’s external policy.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted separate receptions for the new ambassadors of Cuba and Russia in Hanoi on August 4.

Nguyen Thi Hoang Van, deputy head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for External Relations, on December 1 and 2 held meetings with leaders of the United Russia Party (URP), the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) and the A Just Russia – For the Truth party.

Vietnam and Russia have issued a joint statement on the vision of their comprehensive strategic partnership by 2030.

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.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung reaffirmed the special traditional relationship between Vietnam and Russia that has stood the test of time over the years, during a reception in Hanoi on November 11 for outgoing Russian Ambassador Konstantin Vnukov.