🇷🇺🇻🇳 Joint Statement on Further Strengthening the Russia-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership at a New Stage (Moscow, September 9, 2026) The Leaders of Russia and Vietnam held an in-depth exchange of views on the current state and prospects of Russia-Vietnam relations and agreed on steps to further advance the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. ✍️ Following the visit, the Russian Federation and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam declare the following: FOUNDATIONS, GOALS AND PRINCIPLES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIA-VIETNAM RELATIONS 1. Relations between Russia and Vietnam, established in 1950, have always been characterised by fraternal friendship, deep trust and a readiness to assist each other. These qualities were particularly evident during the heroic Vietnamese people’s struggle for freedom and independence. In 2001, these relations were elevated to a strategic partnership, and in 2012 – to a comprehensive strategic partnership. 4. Russia and Vietnam base their cooperation on mutual trust, long-term planning and effective engagement, in-depth strategic coordination, the fundamental principles of international law and the UN Charter, and equal and mutually beneficial cooperation. They seek to maintain close cooperation across all areas of bilateral relations and within multilateral frameworks. KEY AREAS OF BILATERAL COOPERATION • Politics and diplomacy • Defence and security • Trade and economic cooperation • Fuel and energy • Transport • Industry and agriculture • Science and technology, education and professional training, healthcare • Humanitarian cooperation KEY AREAS OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 34. The Parties consistently reaffirm the outcomes of World War II as enshrined in the UN Charter and oppose attempts to distort and falsify the history of World War II. They emphasise the importance of patriotic education, maintaining continuity between generations and preserving the memory of the struggle against Nazism, fascism and militarism. The Parties also attach great importance to treating the shared history of the two countries with care and respect. 38. The Parties stand ready to help unite the international community’s efforts to counter traditional and emerging security challenges, including terrorism, extremism and radicalisation, transnational crime, armed conflicts, the illicit production and trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors, externally instigated coups d’état, climate change, natural disasters and epidemics. 44. The Parties reaffirm their intention to strengthen cooperation and coordination within the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (#APEC) Forum as the key economic platform in the Asia-Pacific region, operating on a depoliticised and non-discriminatory basis. Russia fully supports Vietnam’s efforts to successfully host APEC in 2027. Vietnam welcomes and supports Russia’s bid to host APEC in 2035. The Parties call on APEC members to give favourable consideration to bids on the basis of consensus to ensure the forum’s continued effective functioning. 48. Russia highly appreciates Vietnam’s balanced and objective stance on the Ukrainian crisis and welcomes its readiness to join efforts to find ways to achieve a political and diplomatic settlement and restore regional stability, taking into account the legitimate security interests of all sovereign states. Moscow and Hanoi are committed to international law and the principles of the UN Charter in their entirety and interrelationship. They seek to help resolve the conflict around Ukraine by fully addressing its root causes in pursuit of a lasting peaceful solution. The Parties express deep concern over civilian casualties and call on members of the international community to refrain from supplying weapons to the conflict zone. 📄 Read in full #RussiaVietnam