HANOI, February 10. /TASS/. A series of significant high-level political exchanges, especially the visit to Vietnam by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, have deepened bilateral cooperation in a wide range of areas, Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Bezdetko said in an interview with TASS on the occasion of Diplomats’ Day, celebrated in Russia on February 10.
According to him, despite the coronavirus pandemic and the difficult geopolitical situation in the world in 2022, Russia and Vietnam have maintained positive dynamics in bilateral ties and significantly intensified them in the post-pandemic period. "The past year was marked by positive dynamics in bilateral ties between our countries. A number of significant high-level political interactions, primarily the visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Vietnam, have helped deepen cooperation in a wide range of areas," the ambassador said.
The post-pandemic period has also seen visits to Vietnam by Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov and Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Alexander Venediktov, in addition to the Russian foreign minister’s visit. Vietnamese Minister of Public Security To Lam and Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien recently visited Russia. Delegations from authorized Russian agencies and associations took part in events organized in Vietnam as part of the International Army Games ARMY 2022 and the Vietnam International Defense Expo 2022.
"The agreements reached as a result of the meetings and negotiations set the stage for further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership between our countries, whose tenth anniversary we marked last year," the diplomat said.