To Lam’s first two meetings in Russia highlight the depth of Vietnam-Russia ties

Soon after arriving in Moscow following a flight of more than nine hours from Hanoi, Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary and State President To Lam held two consecutive meetings that set the tone for his visit to Russia. He first met Gennady Zyuganov, chairman of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, then representatives of Russian veterans and the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association.

Tuoi Tre presents the meetings as more than gestures of remembrance. They focused on how to carry forward a relationship built over more than 75 years, turning its legacy into new momentum for cooperation rather than leaving Vietnam-Russia ties as something recalled only with nostalgia.

At the meeting with Zyuganov and other party leaders, To Lam called them “steadfast comrades of the Communist Party and people of Vietnam.” He credited Russia’s achievements despite recent challenges to the leadership of President Vladimir Putin, the unity of the Russian people and political forces, and the policy contributions of the CPRF.

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steadfast comrades of the Communist Party and people of Vietnam

To Lam urged the CPRF and other Russian political parties to continue supporting closer and more effective relations between the two parties and states. He proposed implementing an agreement to broaden and deepen party ties, increasing high-level exchanges, and sharing information and experience among strategic policy agencies.

He also called for support between mass organizations, with particular attention to youth groups. The aim, he said, was to help younger generations in both countries continue the relationship’s traditions and strengthen political and ideological education in the digital era. One concrete request involved Russian assistance in finding materials for the planned Museum of the Communist Party of Vietnam, expected to be completed in 2030 for the party’s centenary. Zyuganov responded by congratulating Vietnam on its social and economic achievements and praising its reform direction, although the supplied text ends before his remarks are completed.

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The Party, State and people of Vietnam always remember the sincere feelings and valuable assistance that the Communist Party, government and people of the Soviet Union, and Russia today, have given to Vietnam’s struggle for national liberation, reunification and national construction and defense.