Meeting with Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh

Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov Ushakov YuryAide to the President , Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov Reshetnikov MaximMinister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation , Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov Siluanov AntonMinister of Finance of the Russian Federation , Minister of Energy Sergei Tsivilev Tsivilev SergeiMinister of Energy of the Russian Federation , and Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev Likhachev AlexeiDirector General of State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom also took part in the talks on the Russian side.

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President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Comrade Pham Minh Chinh, friends,

I am delighted to welcome you to Moscow, to the Kremlin.

First, allow me to congratulate you once again, along with all our Vietnamese friends, on the success of the 14^th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam. This event is of great importance for your country, and we have been following it with close attention.

Please convey my greetings to Comrade General Secretary To Lam To LamGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee . We have developed positive and friendly relations both on a professional and personal level. Once again, let me stress that we would be glad to receive him in Russia at any time he finds convenient.

Vietnam has been and remains our reliable partner and friend. Our relations, as we often emphasise, have stood the test of time.

I know that you have a packed agenda for this visit. You have already met with Russia's Prime Minister, Mr Mishustin, and the speakers of both chambers of parliament (Valentina Matviyenko Matviyenko ValentinaChairwoman of the Council of Federation and Vyacheslav Volodin Volodin VyacheslavChairman of the State Duma ], as well as Secretary of the Security Council [Sergei Shoigu Shoigu SergeiSecretary of the Russian Federation Security Council ].

An agreement to build Vietnam's first nuclear power plant has been signed. Trade has been following an upward trajectory in 2026, having increased by 5.6 percent since the beginning of the year. Today, we will discuss all aspects of our relations, considering their breadth.

I would like to stress that we are always delighted to see our Vietnamese friends in Russia whenever they come here.

Pham Minh Chinh (retranslated): Comrade Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, comrades,

First of all, allow me to express my gratitude for your remarks, for the exceptionally heartfelt and warm attitude towards Vietnam, and for the special regard - your personal regard - for Vietnam.

I am very pleased to meet you after our three previous meetings in Hanoi, Kazan, and China, this time in Moscow, at the heart of Russia's capital. Today, the weather has also favoured us. Together with all the comrades from the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, I have personally felt the warmth and hospitality extended by the President and the leadership of the Russian Federation towards our delegation.

On this occasion, allow me to convey greetings and best wishes from our General Secretary To Lam, President Luong Cuong, and other senior leaders of Vietnam, and to invite you to visit Vietnam this year, in 2026.

Vietnam always remembers and is grateful to the Russian Federation for the sincere sentiments and support - the steadfast, devoted, and invaluable support - provided by Russia's leadership and its people to Vietnam in resisting the American aggressors and in our nation-building efforts today

The years of companionship and cooperation between the peoples of our two countries have left an indelible mark and have become an emblem of the traditional, invaluable friendship between our peoples, serving as inspiration for future generations today and in the years to come in the history of our nations, especially under the leadership of President Vladimir Putin, a longstanding friend of Vietnam, a loyal comrade who is very close to the leadership and people of Vietnam, who has always harboured special feelings for our people and has actively contributed to the architecture of a comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia, with a vision spanning 100 years ahead.

Over the 76 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the Russian Federation, you, Comrade Vladimir Putin, have been the senior-most official, holding this position for one-third of that time - for 27 years. You are the first senior leader of Russia to visit Vietnam - in 2001 - and the highest-ranking leader to visit our country the most - five times, with many more visits to come.

In 2001, you laid the foundation for our states to establish a strategic partnership and to elevate these relations to the level of a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2012, as well as to redefine the relationship for a new era of historically significant milestones in the 21^st century.

To be continued.