Prime Minister Le Minh Hung (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on the sidelines of the ASEAN–Russia Summit in Kazan, Russia.

Vietnamese Prime Minister meets with Russian President in Moscow

MOSCOW (VNA/VNS/ANN) -- Prime Minister Le Minh Hung met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, as part of his trip for the ASEAN–Russia Commemorative Summit and bilateral activities in Russia.
President Putin thanked the Vietnamese side for its close coordination and active contributions to the success of the ASEAN–Russia Commemorative Summit marking the 35th anniversary of their ties.
He singled out Vietnam as one of Russia’s most important partners and a close friend in the region, a key bridge to ASEAN and a driver of Russia’s cooperation initiatives there. He highly valued concrete gains in bilateral cooperation, above all steadily deepening political trust, which he called a solid foundation for expanding ties across the board.
Recalling recent meetings with Vietnamese leaders, President Putin sent his best regards to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam and other key officials. He voiced confidence that PM Hung and the new Vietnamese Government would keep working with Russia to further strengthen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on multiple fronts.
PM Hung, in reply, expressed his pleasure at visiting Russia for the first time in his new capacity. He conveyed greetings from General Secretary and President Lam and other Vietnamese Party and State leaders to President Putin, and congratulated the success of the ASEAN–Russia Commemorative Summit, saying that it has contributed to substantive and mutually beneficial cooperation between Russia and ASEAN member states.
The Vietnamese Party, State, and Government always consider Russia one of the most important partners in Vietnam’s foreign policy, he said, stressing that despite complex global developments, the traditional friendship between Vietnam and Russia continues to gain ground across multiple fields.
He affirmed that Vietnam’s new Government wishes to work closely with the Russian Government to push forward agreements reached between General Secretary and President Lâm and President Putin, thereby elevating bilateral ties comprehensively.
The guest noted that following General Secretary Lam’s visit to Russia in May 2025, Vietnamese leaders instructed relevant agencies to draw up concrete plans for agreed-upon outcomes and regularly report progress. On that basis, he proposed that Russia continue to encourage both sides to turn those agreements into concrete results.
During the meeting, PM Hung and President Putin discussed directions and measures to create breakthroughs so that bilateral cooperation can deliver more tangible outcomes, strengthen the foundation of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, and serve the development goals of both countries.

(Latest Update June 19, 2026)