Trung said the visits achieved the objectives and requirements set out, with important results for Viet Nam's relations with Russia and France as well as the country's development in the new period.

Russian newspapers and television channels provided extensive coverage of the State visit to Russia by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam on September 8-10.

The state visit to Russia by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam from September 7 to 9 has drawn strong attention from Russian media agencies and scholars, who described it as a symbol demonstrating Viet Nam’s strategic consistency and a launch pad for a new phase of substantive cooperation.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam held a meeting with Chairwoman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia Valentina Matvienko in Moscow on September 8 (local time).

Viet Nam consistently attaches importance to its traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia, considering the relationship one of its top priorities in implementing its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification, said top leader To Lam.

The Vietnamese Government will create favourable conditions for the Russian oil and gas company Zarubezhneft to strengthen cooperation with the Viet Nam National Industry-Energy Group (Petro Viet Nam) and other Vietnamese enterprises, affirmed Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc on May 27.

Russian media on March 23 gave extensive coverage to the official visit to the Russian Federation by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh from March 22–25, highlighting key activities and agreements reached during the trip.

Viet Nam and Russia are facing a comprehensive, long-term cooperation agenda, as well as the potential for transformation in bilateral cooperation, said Dr. of Economics Leonid Borisovich Vardomsky from the Institute of Economics under the Russian Academy of Sciences.