Putin’s visit to Vietnam and increasing American concern

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “Novosti” news agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, on an official visit last night.

At Hanoi airport, Putin at the highest level was welcomed According to his schedule, he will meet with all the high-ranking officials of Vietnam – the President, the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of this country, the Prime Minister and the Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam. During the negotiations with the Vietnamese side, issues related to the conclusion of a bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership are to be discussed. 

Dmitry Chernyshenko, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and a number of other government officials will participate in the talks in Putin’s accompanying delegation on this trip.

Bloomberg: Vietnam ignored American criticism of Putin’s visit

Agency Bloomberg reported this morning that Hanoi officials, who hosted the Russian president, ignored criticism from the United States. It is recalled that despite the criticism of the US embassy in Hanoi before the visit of Vladimir Putin, Vietnam consciously displayed its warm relations with Russia for decades.  In addition, Vietnam evaluates Russia as a reliable partner in the field of “strategic defense” and a supporter of this country in many fields, including the energy sector and military industries.

On the eve of his trip to Hanoi, the Russian President, in an article he wrote for the Vietnamese newspaper Nhan Dan, pointed out the friendly and united nature of the relations between the two countries and emphasized that Russia and Vietnam always have a sincere interest in expanding bilateral trade relations and investing in joint projects. have shown.

Vladimir Putin mentioned in this article that according to Russian statistics, in 2023 the volume of bilateral trade exchanges increased by 8% and in the first quarter of the year This year has increased by more than 1.3 compared to the same period last year. He added that Vietnam and Russia found the possibility to pay these exchanges in national currencies – ruble and dong. In 2023, the share of such transactions accounted for more than 40% of the volume of bilateral trade, and in the first quarter of this year – almost 60%.

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