Looking back at President Putin's 4 visits to Vietnam

Looking back at President Putin's 4 visits to Vietnam

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 10:39 AM (GMT+7)

Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to Vietnam from June 19 to 20 at the invitation of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. This is his fifth visit to Vietnam.

The first visit took place from February 28 to March 2, 2001. One year after assuming the leadership of Russia, President Putin paid an official friendly visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Tran Duc Luong. In the photo, President Tran Duc Luong and President Vladimir Putin signed the Joint Declaration on the Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and the Russian Federation (Hanoi, March 1, 2001). Photo: VNA.

The two countries issued a Joint Statement on the Strategic Partnership between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Russian Federation, and Vietnam later awarded President Putin the Ho Chi Minh Order. During the visit, President Putin held talks with President Tran Duc Luong, met with General Secretary Le Kha Phieu, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, and National Assembly Chairman Nong Duc Manh. Photo: VNA.

The second visit was in 2006, five years after the first visit to Vietnam. At the invitation of President Nguyen Minh Triet, on November 20, 2006, President Putin paid an official visit to Vietnam after attending the 14th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting held in Hanoi. In the photo, President Putin reviews the honor guard of the Vietnam People's Army (Hanoi, November 20, 2006). Photo: Kremlin.ru.

President Nguyen Minh Triet and President Putin signed a Joint Statement on cooperation in the fields of geological exploration and oil and gas exploitation between the two countries (Hanoi, November 20, 2006). Photo: VNA.

Third visit on November 12, 2013, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin paid a State visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Truong Tan Sang.

During the visit, the President held talks with President Truong Tan Sang and met with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. Photo: VNA.

Russian President Putin laid a wreath, visited the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (Hanoi, November 12, 2013) and witnessed the signing of many important cooperation documents to strengthen cooperation in politics, defense, trade and energy... Photo: Kremlin.ru.

On his fourth visit in November 2017, Russian President Putin came to Da Nang to attend the APEC Summit 2017 and other activities within the framework of the APEC Summit Week 2017. Photo: Government.

At the meeting, President Tran Dai Quang thanked President Vladimir Putin for accepting the invitation to attend the APEC Summit Week in Da Nang City, making an important contribution to the success of the APEC Summit Week. In the photo, President Tran Dai Quang and leaders of major economies such as US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin after a closed-door meeting on November 11, 2017. Photo: VNA.

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