President To Lam hosts official welcome ceremony for Russian President Putin
VGP - President To Lam hosted an official welcome ceremony for his Russian counterpart Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin at the Presidential Palace in Ha Noi on Thursday.
President To Lam and Russian President Putin inspect the Guard of Honor at the Presidential Palace in Ha Noi, June 20, 2024
The cannon salute is fired to welcome Russian President Putin
President To Lam and President Putin step on the podium while military bands play the national anthems of both nations
President Putin is on a two-day State visit to Viet Nam at the invitation of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong
This is President Putin's fifth visit to the Southeast Asian country, which is one of his first stops since he was sworn in for a fifth term in early May this year - Photo: Vietnamnet
President Putin had visited Viet Nam four times before, for an official friendship visit in March 2001, a state visit in November 2013, a visit for participation in the APEC Meeting in Ha Noi in November 2006, and a participation in the APEC Meeting in Da Nang in November 2017.
The ongoing visit is taking place at a time when the two nations are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Treaty on the Principles of the Friendly Relations and on the threshold of the 75th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties in 2025, thus holding an extremely important significance.
During the visit, Putin and senior Vietnamese leaders will discuss ways to consolidate and advance the Viet Nam–Russia relations.
The two sides are expected to issue a joint statement and sign cooperation deals in such domains as higher education, justice, customs regulations, health care and energy.
According to Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of the Committee's Commission for External Relations, Putin's state visit to Viet Nam at the invitation of Party General Secretary Trong is an illustration of Viet Nam's foreign policy of independence and self-reliance for peace, friendship, cooperation, development, and diversification and multilateralism./.
