President’s Russia visit helps motivate bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership: roundtable
The recent visit to Russia by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has created a new motivation for the two countries’ all-round strategic partnership, affirmed researchers and scholars at a roundtable marking the 20th anniversary of Vietnam-Russia strategic partnership.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) is welcomed by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. (Photo: VNA)
Moscow (VNA) – The recent visit to Russia by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hascreated a new motivation for the two countries’ all-round strategicpartnership, affirmed researchers and scholars at a roundtable marking the 20th anniversary of Vietnam-Russia strategic partnership.
The roundtable, held by the Centre for Vietnam and ASEANStudies under the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Far Eastern Studies,aimed at clarifying the significance and outstanding outcomes of the visit andassessing the achievements over the past 20 years.
At the event, Russian scholars stressed the significance ofthe joint statement on the vision of Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategicpartnership by 2030 adopted during this visit, saying that this is a highlightin 20 years of the bilateral strategic partnership that helps open up aspecific action programme in all fields from politics, diplomacy, to defencesecurity and economics.
They affirmed that Vietnam and Russia have necessary capabilitiesand resources to play more active roles in the forming security structure inthe region.
Speaking on the sidelines of the roundtable, GrigoryTrofimchuk, an expert on international issues, said that the Vietnam-Russia strategic duo has had significantinfluences on all political processes and international relations in Asia andSoutheast Asia.
Dr. Pyotr Svetov, lecturer at Moscow State Institute ofInternational Relations, said that an outstanding feature of the jointstatement is the affirmation of similarity in the two countries’ stances inregional and international issues.
Scholars all showed their expectations that the jointstatement will serve as a driving force for the bilateral relations, thuscontributing to bringing the ties to a new height./.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Hanoi on December 3, concluding his official visit to Russia at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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The State President’s recent visits to Switzerland and Russia achieved dual outcomes in both bilateral and multilateral diplomatic activities, in which renovation and creativity and consolidating the strategic trust are prominent issues.
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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) is welcomed by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. (Photo: VNA) 
