Defence Minister Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich on February 3 began an official visit to Russia at the invitation of his Russian counterpart Gen. Sergey Shoigu.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has written an article looking back at the friendship between Russia and Vietnam on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the two countries’ diplomatic relationship.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Chairman of the State Duma of Russia Vyacheslav V. Volodin held talks in Moscow on December 11 as part of the former’s official visit to Russia.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan attended a plenary session of the Federation Council of Russia and delivered a speech there on December 11.

Vietnam’s frigate 016 - Quang Trung on July 17 set sail from Cam Ranh international port for Vladivostok city to visit Russia and join a fleet review on the occasion of the 323rd anniversary of the Russian Navy.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met world leaders on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 29.

 VietNamNet Bridge - At the invitation of Russian President V. Putin, Party General Secretary Nguyen PhuTrong paid an official visit to Russia on November 23-26. This was his first visit to Russia as Party Chief.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and Russia have agreed to enhance co-ordination to further develop their comprehensive strategic partnership.