All parties in the State Duma of Russia support Vietnam and are committed to strengthening cooperation with Vietnam, Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Vyacheslav Volodin, told Party General Secretary To Lam during their meeting in Moscow on May 10.

Russian scholars highly valued Vietnam's position, role, and economic potential during events held within the 8th Vietnam Day hosted by ASEAN Centre of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) on April 28.

First Vice Chairman of the Russian State Duma and Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) Ivan Melnikov has expressed his delight at the stable development of the Russia-Vietnam relations, and pledged to continue to work for stronger partnership between the two parliaments as well as between the CPRF and the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Russia sees good prospect in further deepening the win-win partnership with all members of the Association Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including Vietnam, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a written reply to queries by Vietnam News Agency's correspondents on the country's diplomatic orientations in 2022.

As Vietnam is serving as ASEAN Chair in 2020, many Russian experts have their belief in the Southeast Asian nation’s activeness in promoting ASEAN-Russia cooperative relations.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation laid flowers at President Ho Chi Minh’s statue in Moscow on September 6 as part of their ongoing visit to Russia.

The 4th “Vietnam Day” programme was held in the Moscow State Institute of International Relations University (MGIMO) on April 5, showcasing Vietnamese culture and food to Russian friends.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan hosted a reception on November 30 for Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Vnukov Konstantin Vasilievich.