Party General Secretary To Lam welcomes Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma of Russia, who is on an official visit to Vietnam and co-chairing the 4th meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the Russian State Duma. --Photo VNA/VNS

Vietnam, Russia vow to elevate comprehensive strategic partnership

HANOI (VNS/ANN) --  Party General Secretary To Lam has reaffirmed that Vietnam is committed to advancing its traditional friendship and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Russia, reflecting the two countries’ respective places in each other’s foreign policy and their close and longstanding ties.
He made the remarks while welcoming Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of the State Duma of Russia, who is on an official visit to Vietnam with a high-ranking Russian delegation and is co-chairing the 4th meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the Russian State Duma.
Lam said that the visit would provide fresh momentum for strengthening political trust and lay a solid foundation for the robust, sustainable development of Vietnam–Russia relations in a new phase of cooperation. Volodin’s visit also vividly demonstrates the determination of both sides to further deepen their traditional friendship and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, he noted.
The Party leader stated that Vietnam wishes to see Russia develop in a stable and prosperous manner, with improved social welfare and better living standards for its people.
He expressed his hope that Russia would continue playing an important role in global and Asia–Pacific cooperation mechanisms, contributing to peace, security and development, and supporting the building of an open, transparent, inclusive and rules-based regional order in line with international law.
He called on Russia to support the stance of Vietnam and ASEAN in safeguarding peace, stability and order in the East Sea (internationally known as the South China Sea) based on international law, the UN Charter and the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
As for bilateral ties, Lam reaffirmed that Vietnam seeks to comprehensively develop its traditional friendship and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Russia in a manner that reflects the trust and strong historical bonds shared by their leaders and peoples.
The Party chief said that Vietnam is determined to mobilise all of its resources to advance national development and lead the country into a new era of prosperity, expressing hope that Vietnam’s trusted partners and friends would accompany the nation on this journey. Positive recent results of inter-parliamentary cooperation were highlighted, with Lam describing the achievements as an important channel for effective collaboration between the two governments and relevant ministries, while helping remove legal barriers to accelerate the implementation of bilateral projects.

(Latest Update October 1, 2025)