Ladies and gentlemen, following the Russian-Vietnamese talks, Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tolam, issued a joint statement on further strengthening Russian-Vietnamese relations of comprehensive strategic partnership at a new stage. Thưa quý bà và quý ông, theo kết quả của hội đàm giữa Việt Nam và Nga, Tổng Bí thư Ban Chấp hành Trung ương Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam, Chủ tịch nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam Tô Lâm và Tổng thống liên bang Nga Vladimirovic Putin đã thông qua tuyên bố chung về tăng cường hơn nữa quan hệ đối tác chiến lược toàn diện Việt Nam trong giai đoạn mới. The ceremony of exchanging Russian-Vietnamese documents signed during the state visit of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tolam to the Russian Federation begins. Sau đây là lễ trao các văn kiện được hai bên ký kết trong khuôn khổ chuyến thăm cấp nhà nước đến liên bang Nga của Tổng Bí thư Ban Chấp hành Trung ương Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam, Chủ tịch nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩ Việt Nam Tô Lâm đến bă Nga. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov, and the Minister of Justice of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Huang Thanh Tung, signed a memorandum on cooperation in the field of digitalization of justice bodies. The Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Maxim Gennadyevich Reshetnikov, and the Minister of Finance of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, NGO Van Tu Tuan, signed a memorandum on strengthening cooperation to promote investment cooperation between the two countries. và ông trưởng bộ phát triển kinh tế Nga trao bản ghi nhá bộ tài Ngacetin and Deputy Minister of Construction of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyân Xuân signed a memorandum in the field of vocational education and training in the field of transport. trưởng Bộ Xây dựng Việt Nam và ông Andre Nikin Bộ trưởng Bộ Giao thông vận tải Nga trao bản ghi nhớ giữa Bộ Xây dựng nước hòa s chủ nghĩa Việt Nam và giao thông Nga về việc hợp tác trong lĩnh vực giáo dục nghề nghiệp và đào tạo nhân lực ngành giao The Federal Representative of the Russian Federation, Igor Vyacheslavovich Barinov, and the Minister of National and Religious Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Ngong Ding Hanh [clears throat], signed a memorandum of cooperation. The representative of the President of the Russian Federation for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, General Director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Aleksandrovich Dmitriev, and the Minister of Finance of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Ngong Ding Hanh, signed a memorandum of cooperation. mutual understanding, promoting investment cooperation between the two countries trưởng Việt Nam [applause] quý đầu tư trực tiếp ngao bản nghi tứ hợp tác giữa Bộ Tài chính nước cộng hòa sĩ Việt Nam và công ty cổ phần công ty quản lý quỹ đầu tư trực tiếp từ Nga về thúc đẩy hợp tác đầu tư giữa hai nước General Director of the joint-stock company Zarubezhneft Sergey Ivanovich Kudrishv and the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Manhu Hung exchange a certificate of registration of investments in the continental shelf blocks of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and a production sharing agreement for the continental shelf blocks of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Côngấy đăng ký đầu tư cho PSC tại thục địa nước cộng hò chủ nghế Việt Nam và hợp đồng PSC lô tại thềm lục địa Việt Head of the Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision of the Russian Federation Alexander Vyacheslavovich Trembitsky and General Director Nguyen Huang Clynh and the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety under the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam signed a cooperation agreement on regulating nuclear and radiation safety in the peaceful use of atomic energy . trưởng Cục An toàn bức xạ hạt nhân vụ khoa học công nghệ Việt Nam và ông Alexander [applause] Chủ tịch cơ quan giám sát môi trường công nghiệp hạt nhân Nga trao thỏa thuận hợp tác trong lĩnh vực quản lý an toàn bức xạ hạt nhân trong việc sử dụng năng lượng nguyên tử vì mục đích hòa bình Research University Nikolai Dmitrievich and the President of the Vietnam Academy of Sciences and Technology Chan Hong Thai signed a memorandum of understanding Ông Trần Hồng Thái, Chủ tịch Viện Hàn Lâm Khoa học và Công nghệ Việt Nam và ông Nikolai Driv Ral hiệu trưởng trường Đại học Nghiên cứu năng lượng quốc gia Masova. Trao thảo thuận hợp tác Rector of Saint Petersburg State University Nikolai Mikhailovich Kropochev and Rector of the Vietnam National University of Ha Chi Minh City Nguyen Hiàn Mai signed a memorandum of understanding. Bà Nguyễn Thị Thanh Mai, Giám đốc Đại học Quốc gia thành phố Hồ Chí Minh và viện sĩ Nikal Michalov, hiệu trưởng đại học quốc gia trao bản ghi nhớ về hợp tác giữa trường Đại học Quốc gia thành phố Hồ Chí Minh và Đại học Quốc gia vua. Vice President for International Cooperation of AFK Sistema, Artem Ivanovich Zasursky. and President of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology Tran Hong Thai signed an agreement on the implementation plan for cooperation. Ông Hồng Thái, chủ lâm khung Việt Nam và ông Ivanovski Phó Chủ tịch tập đoàn AFK trao lộ trình hợp tác công nghệ chiến lược giữa hàn lâm khệ Việt Nam và AFK. Nikolai Nikolaevich Spassky, Deputy Director General and Director of the International Activities Unit of the Rosatom State Corporation, and Lengok Son, Chairman of the Board of Participants of the State and Industrial-Energy Group Petrovietnam, signed an agreement to develop a project to create an additive manufacturing center in Vietnam. thành lập trung tâm công nghệ bồi đắp và chuyển giao công nghệ mực in 3D General Director of the joint-stock company zarubezhneft Sergey Ivanovich Kudrishov and Chairman of the Board of Participants of the state industrial and energy group Petro Vietnam Lên Goc Son exchange a framework agreement as part of the implementation of the project to create a strategic oil reserve Director of the joint-stock company zarubezhneft Sergey Inovich Kudrishv and General Director of the exploration and production corporation Petro Vietnam Nguyen Ba in the field of investments ông và ông tổng giám đốc trao thỏa thuận hợp khí [applause][rejoicing] General Director of the company Marion Dmitry Vladimirovich Melikhov and General Director of the company Mineral Leonchon signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of geological research, study, evaluation and exploration of mineral resources in the offshore areas of Vietnam. Le, giám đốc công ty trách nhiệm hữu hạn khán sản biển Đông và ông Vladimir, tổng giám đốc công ty trách nhiệm hữu hạn Marion trao bản ghi nhớ về hợp tác trong lĩnh vực nghiên cứu địa chất, điều tra, đánh giá và thăm dò tài nguyên khán giả tại các biển của nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam. Ladies and gentlemen, the ceremony is concluded. We now turn to the statements of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tulame for the media. Thưa quý ông và quý bà, lễ trao văn kiện hợp tác đến đây là kết thúc. Sau đây xin trân trọng kính mời Tổng Bí thư Ban Chấp hành Trung ương Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam, Chủ tịch nước Cộng hòa hội chúng việt nam Tô Lâm và Tổng thống liên bang Nga Vladimir Vladimirovin họp báo. Dear Comrade Tulam, ladies and gentlemen, [clears throat] friends, very useful and meaningful Russian-Vietnamese negotiations have just concluded. And, as you have seen, a solid package of important, mutually beneficial, bilateral agreements has been signed. We are truly pleased to welcome our dear friend, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Comrade Tulam, on a state visit. Russia and Vietnam are strategic partners, and relations between our countries are invariably built on the principles of equality, respect, and consideration of each other's interests. We are united by truly strong and long-standing bonds of friendship and military camaraderie, mutual assistance and support. At the time, the Soviet Union did much to help the young Vietnamese state survive in the struggle for freedom and independence, promoting the development of its economy, social sphere, infrastructure, and personnel training. It is on this solid foundation that Russian-Vietnamese cooperation continues to develop successfully and be filled with new, concrete content. A number of large joint projects are being implemented. An intergovernmental commission is in operation, and regular dialogue is maintained between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Security Councils, parliaments, and party and public structures. Today we discussed in detail with Comrade Tulam and members of his delegation the state of bilateral cooperation. They exchanged views on current regional and international issues. And, of course, we outlined priorities for further deepening the Russian-Vietnamese partnership, which were recorded in the final joint statement. Much attention is paid to economic issues. We were pleased to note that trade turnover increased by 5.7% in 2025. But, of course, as our dear friend and guest noted, this is not enough. The total volume in absolute terms does not yet correspond to our capabilities, but nevertheless the trend is positive. In the first half of this year, trade growth amounted to another 13.8%. This positive trend is largely due to the free trade agreement concluded between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union. The implementation of this document has contributed to a significant increase in reciprocal investment volumes and the intensification of technology exchanges. It is important that Russia and Vietnam are consistently transitioning to national currencies in financial settlements and building reliable channels for credit and banking cooperation, thereby protecting bilateral trade from the negative impact of global political conditions and volatility in global markets. Interaction in the energy sector is advancing. The joint venture Vetsv Petro has produced over 250 million tons of oil in 45 years of developing Vietnam's oil and gas fields. In turn, the Petrov Vietnam corporation has been implementing projects in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug in Russia since 2008, having already produced more than 40 million tons of oil in the difficult conditions of the Far North . Gazprom is developing gas fields on the Vietnamese shelf. Last year, the company began supplying liquefied natural gas to the republic. The Russian side proposed that its partners consider the idea of ​​jointly establishing strategic fuel reserves in Vietnam. Our companies are also interested in establishing transit supplies of energy resources through Vietnamese territory to neighboring countries. By the way, these neighboring states are also asking us to organize this work together with our Vietnamese friends. There are good groundworks for expanding cooperation in hydropower. Let me remind you that over a third of Vietnam's hydroelectric power generation capacity was designed and built with the participation of our specialists. The RusHydra Group is developing joint projects for the technical assessment and modernization of existing hydroelectric power plants. In March, an intergovernmental agreement was signed on the construction of a Russian-designed nuclear power plant on Vietnamese territory . We are talking about a truly flagship bilateral project. The future of nuclear power plants will be able to provide for the country's enterprises and households. large volumes of cheap and environmentally friendly energy. There are also plans to build a nuclear science and technology center in Vietnam. All of this will provide a powerful stimulus for economic growth, creating thousands of new high-tech, well-paid jobs and increasing demand for highly qualified national personnel. Among the examples of mutually beneficial industrial cooperation, I would like to note the production of Gazelle cargo and passenger minibuses in Da Nang . Kamaz is increasing its presence in the Vietnamese market. A network of dealerships and service centers has been deployed throughout the country . Today, my comrade Talam and I opened via video link a new, modern laboratory operating in Hanoi, part of the Russian- Vietnamese Tropical Research Center. This laboratory will focus on disease prevention, drug development, and many other issues relevant to tropical climates. I would like to point out that our joint tropical center has been successfully operating for almost 40 years. Russian and Vietnamese scientists are conducting research there in various areas of medicine, infection control, ecology, and environmental protection. And the results of such research are highly valued by academic circles around the world. Cooperation in the humanitarian field is actively developing. Scientific, youth, and tourist exchanges are expanding. More than 3,000 Vietnamese citizens are studying at Russian universities . Our Academy of National Economy has established training for Vietnamese civil servants and managers. In total, more than 75,000 Vietnamese have received education and advanced training with us . Vietnam is becoming an increasingly popular holiday destination for our tourists. In 2025, almost 700,000 Russians visited Vietnamese resorts, and in the first six months of this year, the number of tourist trips to the republic exceeded 800,000. The growth of tourism is undoubtedly facilitated by the fact that Russian citizens do not require a visa to visit Vietnam. For our part, we are working to introduce a visa-free regime for our Vietnamese friends in the near future. Holding mutual cultural days on a regular basis has become a good tradition . Next year, Vietnam will host the world-famous Russian Seasons. Their program includes theatrical performances, film screenings and other events. Discussions of current global and regional agendas confirmed that the positions of Vietnam and Russia largely coincide or are very close. Our countries firmly uphold the principles of the rule of international law, sovereignty, and non-interference in internal affairs, and advocate for the stable and sustainable development of the Asia-Pacific region. We discussed all of this in detail with our Vietnamese colleagues, emphasizing the importance of continuing to coordinate efforts at key multilateral forums, including within the framework of the Russia-OSIAN dialogue. In conclusion, I would like to once again express my gratitude to Comrade Tulama for our productive collaboration, and for accepting our invitation to visit Russia. I am confident that his visit to Russia will contribute to the further strengthening of the entire bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership in the interests of the prosperity of our countries, the well-being of our peoples, peace and stability. Thank you for your attention. Dear Comrade President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, dear comrades, friends, [clears throat] journalists, I am very pleased to once again visit the great, beautiful and tradition-rich Russia at the invitation of President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. Russia always holds a special place in the hearts of the Vietnamese people. The Party, state, and people of Vietnam always highly value and remember the enormous support, sincere, and selfless assistance that Russian leaders of different generations, especially Comrade President and the Russian people, provided to Vietnam in the struggle for national independence and the unification of the country, as well as in the work of building, protecting the fatherland, and developing the country today. This is the first state [clears throat] visit of the head of the Party of State of Vietnam to the Russian Federation since 1991. I sincerely thank President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, the leadership and people of Russia for the warm, cordial and hospitable welcome extended to me and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation during this state visit. On this occasion, let me invite Comrade President Vladimirovich Putin to visit Vietnam soon and take part in the APEC 2027 summit on Phu Quoc Island in November 2027. We always closely monitor Russia's development and heartily congratulate it on the significant achievements it has made in socioeconomic development and the strengthening of its international authority under the wise leadership of President Putin, thanks to the unity and enormous efforts of the Russian people. After all, we have always been supported by Russia's stable and strong development, as well as its increasingly significant role in regional and global architecture. Comrade President Putin and I have just held very successful negotiations in an atmosphere of openness, friendship, high mutual trust and understanding. I briefed President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin on the situation in Vietnam following the Fourteenth Party Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, as well as on the strategic guidelines and goals aimed at ensuring the country's rapid and sustainable development in the new era. The parties noted that the comprehensive strategic partnership between our countries has achieved positive, practical, and comprehensive progress, building on numerous interests and a solid foundation of mutual trust. Economic trade cooperation has become the leading direction. Defense and security cooperation are strategic pillars, cooperation in energy and the oil and gas industry is a strategic breakthrough, and cooperation in science, technology, and education is one of the driving forces designed to take relations between our countries to a new level. We confirmed that traditionally friendly relations, which have stood the test of time and always withstood the changes and upheavals of the era, are an invaluable asset for the peoples of the two countries. In the context of rapidly complex changes in the global and regional situation, the two countries' determination to deepen and strategically elevate their relations to a new level is of exceptional importance. This meets the interests of the partnership and the strategic development objectives of each country and makes a positive contribution to ensuring peace and development cooperation in the region and throughout the world. We conducted a comprehensive and in-depth exchange of opinions on the vision and main directions for deepening relations between our countries in the new era. Firstly, President Putin and I agreed on the following: to provide each other with resolute political support, to support the protection of each other's legitimate interests based on compliance with each country's foreign policy and policies in accordance with international law and the UN Charter, and to strengthen the education of the younger generation so that the traditions of friendship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Russia continue from generation to generation, steadily develop and bear new fruit. Secondly, make economic trade cooperation and investment the leading direction based on balanced sustainable cooperation, striving to increase trade turnover to 15 billion US dollars in 2030. Vietnam welcomes increased investment by Russian corporations and enterprises in the development of renewable energy, the oil and gas industry, and the exploration of deep-sea resources. The Russian state will create favorable conditions for the expansion of investment and entrepreneurial activity in Russia. ae Vietnamese enterprises in such areas as agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and seafood. The parties agreed to improve the quality and diversify transport routes, ensure the sustainability of supply chains, and promote sustainable socio-economic development. Third, transform science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation into real pillars and driving forces of bilateral relations. The parties agreed to expand joint research, application and transfer of technologies in areas such as artificial intelligence, digital technology, biotechnology, new materials, quantum technology, space technology and automation. The parties confirmed that cooperation, and fourthly, deepening cooperation in the areas of defense, security and military-technical cooperation are a strategic pillar of bilateral relations. Coordinate efforts to address non-traditional security challenges. warnings to combat transnational crime and high-tech crime. Fifth, expand cooperation in the fields of education, training of healthcare personnel, culture, tourism, labor, and public diplomacy, thereby strengthening the solid social foundation of relations between the two countries. We agreed to continue to create favorable conditions for travel between citizens of both countries, increase the number of regular and charter direct flights, and develop maritime transport routes and road-rail transport corridors . We thank President Putin for his decision to introduce a visa-free regime for Vietnamese citizens visiting Russia. Sixthly. Strengthen coordination within the UN and in multilateral fora. to promote the formation of a multipolar and equal world order and strengthen the central role of the UN. The parties emphasized the importance of maintaining peace, stability, security and freedom of navigation and air communications in the East Sea, the settlement of disputes by peaceful means without the use of force, and in accordance with international law, in particular the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the full and effective implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea, as well as the speedy completion of work on a meaningful and effective code of conduct for parties in the East Sea that complies with international law, including oncology. Taking this opportunity, I would like to thank the President of the Russian Government for his continued attention to the Vietnamese community in Russia and for his support. I hope that the Russian side will continue to create favorable conditions so that our compatriots can live, study, and work, and successfully integrate into local society. Build a bridge of friendship. Once again, I express my deep gratitude to the President, the leaders of the people of Russia, and the media of the two countries. I wish you, Comrade President, and everyone present good health, happiness and great success. Thank you for your attention.