General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam met with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow on May 8, saying Vietnam attaches special importance to the traditional friendship and is ready to cooperate closely with Russia to elevate bilateral relations.

Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 15 for Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and a delegation of the Russian Government.

The upcoming visit of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to Vietnam will mark a significant step towards strengthening effective economic collaboration between the two nations, Dr Ekaterina Koldunova, Director of the ASEAN Centre at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) in an interview with Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s correspondents in Moscow.

Vietnamese leaders have sent messages to congratulate their Russian counterparts on Russia Day, June 12.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has cabled a message of congratulations to his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the liberation of the South and National Reunification Day on April 30.