At the invitation of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam and State President To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation will pay a State visit to the Russian Federation from September 7 to 9.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi held a working meeting with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko at the Russian Government headquarters on August 26, with the two sides discussing measures to further deepen the Viet Nam-Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and make it increasingly substantive.