Russia values ​​the ever-evolving relationship

On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the Russian Federation, Russia highly appreciates the relationship between the two countries and wishes to welcome General Secretary To Lam to visit Russia.

On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the Russian Federation (January 30, 1950 - January 30, 2025), VNA reporter interviewed Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov about the significance of this important milestone in bilateral relations.

- Reporter : This year is the year Vietnam and the Russian Federation celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Please evaluate the development of that relationship now and in the future.

Russian President's press secretary Dmitry Peskov gives an interview to VNA. (Photo: Quang Vinh/VNA)

Mr. Dmitry Peskov : We love Vietnam, Russia loves Vietnam very much. We cherish the deep historical tradition of friendship between our two countries. Vietnam is Russia's closest and most reliable partner in Asia. Russia attaches great importance to its relations with Vietnam.

Since 2012, this relationship has been upgraded to a comprehensive strategic partnership. That means a lot. It is an atmosphere of trust between the two countries, a solid foundation for bilateral cooperation, political dialogue and cooperation in the international arena.

Of course, there are difficulties, difficulties from outside. However, our two countries are sovereign and independent countries to confidently move forward on the path of cooperative development, which we are doing and intend to continue to do.

- Reporter : Vietnam-Russia bilateral relations have been strengthened through high-level visits, in which leaders of both countries affirmed their desire and emphasized the importance of developing more effective relations. Please assess the new cooperation opportunities.

Mr. Dmitry Peskov : Indeed, the dialogue between our countries is constantly developing at the working, senior and top levels. And this is the key to the truly high dynamic development of our cooperation.

Last summer, President Vladimir Putin visited Vietnam, and last year, Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man also visited Russia. It was a very meaningful visit, which we highly appreciated.

In Kazan, on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit, President Putin had a talk with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. And of course, we cannot fail to mention Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin's visit at the beginning of the year.

All these visits allow us to agree and unify work, discuss current issues and find highly constructive common solutions.

This is a very effective way to conduct bilateral relations and we are very pleased that both sides have always affirmed their political desire to develop dialogue.

Russia is looking forward to welcoming Comrade General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam to visit Russia to attend the 80th anniversary of the Victory over fascism in the Great Patriotic War. We know that Vietnam shares with us the memory and significance of this Victory and we are grateful to the Vietnamese people for that.

- Reporter : How do you evaluate Vietnam's upcoming development stage, considering the fact that 40 years of implementing Vietnam's innovation policy is the basis for a breakthrough, bringing the country confidently into a new, strong and sustainable stage?

Mr. Dmitry Peskov : Since gaining independence, Vietnam has achieved enormous progress in socio-economic development, with GDP per capita increasing dozens of times since 1991. This is truly an extraordinary step forward.

In fact, Vietnam has built many economic sectors from scratch. Vietnam has become a completely self-sufficient country in agriculture, not only meeting domestic demand but also becoming an exporting country.

This says a lot about the development of advanced technology industries in Vietnam. We are very happy that all this is being done in cooperation with Russia. The Nuclear Technology Center is being built by the Russian corporation Rosatom.

This is a large-scale project – developing an important high-tech industry such as peaceful nuclear energy and nuclear research – which could become an important driving force to bring Vietnam to a new level of development.

We always appreciate Vietnam's successes on this path, but any development is possible only thanks to international cooperation. And we hope that the Russian Federation will be an important trade and economic partner of Vietnam.

- Reporter : Vietnam and Russia will celebrate important events in 2025: the 80th anniversary of the victory over fascism in the Great Patriotic War, the 80th anniversary of Vietnam's Declaration of Independence and the 50th anniversary of national reunification. Preserving historical memories is becoming increasingly important. In your opinion, what steps can we take to ensure that our younger generation knows more about the history of relations and traditional friendship between the two countries, and to preserve and enhance the achievements of bilateral relations?

Mr. Dmitry Peskov : The 80th anniversary of the victory over fascism in the Great Patriotic War is a sacred milestone for all Russian people.

We preserve this memory, and we are always very hurt when someone begins to forget the significance of this event, or worse, begins to distort history, trying to downplay the role of our country in the victory over fascism and saving humanity from the fascist plague.

Therefore, we are making efforts and are very grateful to Vietnam for its cooperation in the international arena, at the United Nations. Most recently, at the United Nations General Assembly, Vietnam and other countries signed a Resolution on the fight against neo-fascist phenomena.

This is a very important resolution and we are very happy that Vietnam has expressed its solidarity with us, as have many other countries. Russia also preserves the sacred memory of the Vietnamese international volunteers who sacrificed their lives in 1941-1942 to defend Moscow. Not everyone knows about it, few people know about them.

In the 1930s, the Communist Party of Vietnam sent a group to study at the Communist University of the East in the Soviet Union. And when the war broke out, they participated in battles to defend the capital Moscow.

This is truly an extremely important event, affirming Vietnam's contribution to the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Russia always respects the heroism of the Vietnamese people in the war against the American invaders.

You heroically unified the country and defended its independence. And we are very proud that during those difficult years, Russia stood by Vietnam and also contributed to the victory of the Vietnamese people in 1975.

We must do everything to pass on this memory to the younger generation, to the future generation, because those who know how to cherish the past will confidently walk on the path to the future. And this is what we must do, we have all the tools, the mass media of both Vietnam and Russia must play a big role in telling the heroic history.

Writers, poets, filmmakers, all must bring this memory to readers, listeners and viewers. We believe and are ready to cooperate in this matter, including cooperation with Vietnam.

I know that Lunar New Year is coming soon, I would like to take this opportunity to send my best wishes to all Vietnamese people!

Reporter: Thank you very much!

Source: https://congthuong.vn/75-nam-quan-he-viet-nam-nga-nga-coi-trong-moi-quan-he-khong-ngung-phat-tri-n-371523.html