Exchange congratulatory letters mark 30 years of Vietnam-Russia friendly relations treaty

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President To Lam sent letters to President Vladimir Putin, while Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chinh exchanged messages with his Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin.

In the letters, leaders of the two countries highlighted the historic significance of the treaty, stressing its role as a pivotal document that heralded a new era of multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Russia and laid the groundwork for elevating the bilateral relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Over the past three decades, generations of leaders and citizens from both nations have constantly nurtured their steadfast friendship, augmented and expanded bilateral cooperation across various fields for the benefit of their people and for global and regional peace, cooperation and development.

They expressed confidence that the anniversary will usher in a new phase of development characterised by consolidating trust, and even more substantive and effective collaboration between the two nations.

On the occasion, Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov exchanged congratulatory letters.