Viet Nam, Russia sign cooperation agreements across all sectors
VGP - General Secretary To Lam and President V. Putin witnessed the exchange of cooperation documents between the two countries following their Moscow summit meeting on May 10.

General Secretary To Lam and President V. Putin witness the exchange of an agreement between the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology and the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education on jointly selecting scientific and technological research topics and projects, Moscow, Russia, May 10, 2025 - Photo: VNA
These cooperation documents include:
- A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the Voice of Viet Nam and the Federal Budget of the Russian Federation regarding the organization, production, and distribution of music, cultural, and educational programs from the Russian State Musical TV and Radio Center.
- A MoU between Viet Nam National University in Ha Noi and the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)
- A cooperation agreement between the Ho Chi Minh National Political Academy and the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
- A natural gas purchase and sale contract for Block 12/11 between Viet Nam National Industry - Energy Group, Russian oil & gas company Zarubezhneft, and PetroVietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation
- A comprehensive cooperation agreement between Viet Nam Airlines Corporation and VTB Bank of Russia.
oveArall roadmap for peaceful nuclear energy cooperation for the 2025–2030 period between the Ministry of Science and Technology of Viet Nam and ROSATOM Group.
- A MoU between the Ministry of Health of Viet Nam and the Ministry of Health of Russia on biomedical cooperation.
- A cooperation program between the Ministry of Justice of Viet Nam and the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation for the period 2026–2027.
- A MoU on tourism cooperation between the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of Viet Nam and the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia for the period 2025–2030.
- An agreement between the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology and the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education on jointly selecting scientific and technological research topics and projects.
- An agreement between the two governments on the establishment and operation of the Pushkin Russian Language Center.
- An agreement between the two Governments on expanding the area of operations in the field of geological exploration and oil and gas extraction on Viet Nam's continental shelf and within the territory of the Russian Federation.
- A protocol amending the agreement between the two Governments on continuing cooperation in the field of geological exploration and oil and gas extraction on Viet Nam's continental shelf within the framework of the Russia-Viet Nam Joint Venture - Vietsovpetro (2010).
- A protocol amending the agreement between the two Governments on continuing cooperation in the field of geological exploration and oil and gas extraction within the territory of the Russian Federation under the framework of the Joint Venture Rusvietpetro Company Limited (Rusvietpetro) (2016).
The same day, the two defense ministers also signed the Viet Nam–Russia Strategic Partnership Plan in defense for the 2026–2030 period.
General Secretary To and President Putin also adopted a Joint Statement on the key directions of the Viet Nam–Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the new phase./.