Russian ambassador hails ties with ASEAN under Vietnam’s chairmanship
Russia Ambassador to ASEAN Alexander Ivanov has highlighted the role of Vietnam as the Chair of ASEAN this year following the success of the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings last week, saying it was not easy for the Southeast Asian cuntry to fulfill its chairmanship duties.
Russia Ambassador to ASEAN Alexander Ivanov. (Photo: asean.mid.ru)
Jakarta (VNA) – Russia Ambassador to ASEAN AlexanderIvanov has highlighted the role of Vietnam as the Chair of ASEAN this yearfollowing the success of the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetingslast week, saying it was not easy for the Southeast Asian country to fulfill its chairmanshipduties.
The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the preparation andorganisation of ASEAN’s relevant meetings and events, with some even postponedfor the next year. Despite all challenges, Russia continued its fruitfulcooperation with ASEAN as a driving force of the Asia-Pacific, Ivanov told theVietnam News Agency correspondent in Jakarta.
The ASEAN-Russia cooperation has made good progress thisyear in all directions of the bilateral strategic partnership, he said.
The diplomat recalled the ASEAN-Russia Special Ministerial Meeting onCOVID-19 on June 17 where the ministers agreed to exchange information andexperience, and to work together on vaccine and many other issues. The two sidesdecided to enhance communication and interaction between ASEAN member states and Russian agencies responsible for prevention and control of infectiousdiseases.
Russia will also continue its training courses for ASEANspecialists at the International Research Center for the Study of Bio-safetyand Human Well-Being in the Asia-Pacific region in Vladivostok in 2021 and2022, the ambassador noted.
He further said that together with ASEAN partners, Russiahas been working on modalities for the consultations of High Representatives for Security Issues and preparing to launch a joint Dialogue onICT Security. “These new platforms will contribute to close coordination incombating new challenges ASEAN and Russia are facing,” the ambassador stressed.
ASEAN and Russia have also paid huge attention to economicrecovery, he continued. This topic was in focus during the ASEAN-RussiaEconomic Ministers Meeting and the Special Seminar for joint response to thecoronavirus outbreak in September.
A number of joint projects under the ASEAN-Russia DialoguePartnership Financial Fund have been launched in agriculture, smart cities andhealth. In December, Russia will host an ASEAN-Russia Conference on sustainableand resilient urban technologies, he said.
ꦬ He unveiled that the two sides are planning to convene anonline meeting of the Network of ASEAN-Russia Think Tanks, where their expertsdiscuss the future of the regional architecture in the Asia-Pacific after thepandemic, as well as cooperation in such important areas as disastermanagement, countering-terrorism and economic recovery./.
Vietnam and Russia should take measures to soon lift the annual bilateral trade to 10 billion USD, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said during his reception in Hanoi for Russia Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnukov on November 11.
A recent online meeting between Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Chernyshenko has aroused the Russian media’s interest in the country’s potential automobile cooperation with Vietnam and the possibility of bringing Russian cars to the ASEAN market through the Southeast Asian nation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has highly evaluated the role of the East Asia Summit (EAS) in regional and international security issues and agreed with the key idea in the Hanoi Declaration on the 15th anniversary of the EAS.
The Asia-Pacific region has a very high rate of COVID-19 infections and Russia stands ready to share experience in the fight against the pandemic, President Vladimir Putin has said.
Party General Secretary To Lam met with Chairman of the Republic of Korea (RoK)–Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group Ahn Gyu-back in Seoul on August 10 as part of his state visit to the RoK.
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee is scheduled to convene its 48th session on August 11-13, with August 14-15 set as a backup date, according to the NA Office.
Vietnam’s Ambassador to Brazil and Bolivia Bui Van Nghi has led an embassy delegation to attend official events marking the 200th anniversary of Bolivia’s Independence Day.
Party General Secretary To Lam met with members of the Vietnam Innovation Network in Korea (VINK) and Vietnamese experts living and working in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Seoul on August 10 as part of his state visit to the RoK.
In an interview with Korean media on the occasion of Party General Secretary To Lam’s state visit to the RoK, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed that the visit demonstrates Vietnam’s strong resolve to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the RoK, with the aim of fostering greater political trust, closer strategic coordination, more substantive and comprehensive cooperation, and stronger bonds of friendship between the two countries' people.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also a Politburo member and Secretary of the Government Party Committee, attended the 4th Party Congress of the EVN Party Organisation for the 2025–2030 tenure on August 10, directing EVN to ensure power supply to meet the country’s development demands with double-digit growth set for the coming years.
Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, along with a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Seongnam Air Base in Seoul on August 10 afternoon (local time), beginning a state visit to the Republic of Korea from August 10-13.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly departed from Hanoi on August 10 morning for a four-day state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK), which is made at an invitation of RoK President Lee Jae Myung.
As part of the ASEAN Day celebrations, the Vietnamese embassy will also host the ASEAN Family Day 2025 in Ottawa to foster solidarity and community spirit among ASEAN members in Canada.
State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 inspected the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge, and surveyed a planned route for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway section running through the northern province of Phu Tho.
Across print, broadcast, and online platforms, Angolan media portrayed State President Luong Cuong's visit as a warm and historic occasion, strengthening bilateral ties and boosting Vietnam’s presence in Africa through the AU.
The 500kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen power transmission line has a total investment of over 7.41 trillion VND (282.5 million USD), and a total length of 229.5 km, passing through 31 communes in the two provinces, and comprising 468 transmission tower foundations.
The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Party General Secretary To Lam called on the criminal police force to accelerate the application of science, technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation in criminal investigation tasks such as crime prevention, detection, tracking and verification, ensuring that no area remains out of their reach.
Many Koreans living, studying, and working in Hanoi see the upcoming state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Party General Secretary To Lam as an opportunity to generate strong synergy in economic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and cultural understanding.
Russia Ambassador to ASEAN Alexander Ivanov. (Photo: asean.mid.ru)
