Son expressed his sincere appreciation to Ryzhenkov and his colleagues for their meticulous preparations for the first visit to Belarus by a Vietnamese Party chief after 11 years.

The Party General Secretary’s visit was of important significance as it not only deepened trust between Vietnam and its traditional partners but also reaffirmed Vietnam’s enduring commitment to strengthening ties with countries of the former Soviet Union, including Belarus

General Secretary Lam expressed his hope for active cooperation between MTZ and Vietnamese partners, making contributions to each country’s economic development.

The state visit to Belarus by Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse, and the high-level Vietnamese delegation marks a new impetus for strengthening and expanding bilateral ties. It is expected to help deepen the already strong relationship, enhance the effectiveness of existing mechanisms, and establish new ones, aiming for more regular, substantive, and effective cooperation in the years to come.

The coming state visit to Belarus by Party General Secretary To Lam is expected to create new impetus to consolidate and strengthen the bilateral relations, and open up opportunities for businesses of the two countries in trade and investment cooperation.

The ambassador said that the visit is also expected to enhance the effectiveness of existing mechanisms, form new cooperation mechanisms, help ministries, agencies, localities and businesses of the two countries to better understand each other's potential, and seek more cooperation opportunities.

Vietnam always values its traditional friendship and multi-faceted collaboration with Belarus, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister, Anatoly Sivak, during their meeting in Hanoi on April 2.

Belarus views Vietnam as a priority partner in Asia and wishes to develop a strategic partnership with the Southeast Asian country, according to the Belarusian Ambassador to Vietnam Vladimir Borovikov.

Vietnam and Belarus have a reliable political relationship, and a lot of potential for cooperation in various fields, especially economics, trade and investment, said Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son during his reception for visiting Belarusian Deputy FM Mikalai Barysevich in Hanoi on January 12.

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung and his Belarusian counterpart Mikalai Barysevich co-chaired a political consultation between the two Foreign Ministries in Hanoi on January 12, during which both sides agreed on many measures to bolster bilateral cooperation in all fields.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalia Kochanova described their talks in Minsk on December 12 as fruitful at a joint press conference the same day.

Vietnam and Belarus should work together to lift the two-way trade to 500 million USD to match both sides’ potential and desire, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan during talks with Chairwoman of the Council of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova in Minsk on December 12.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and her entourage arrived at Minsk International Airport on December 12 morning, beginning a three-day official visit to Belarus.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Belarusian leaders are set to discuss ways to step up their countries’ traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation during an official trip to the European nation from December 12 to 14.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese NA left Hanoi on December 8 for official visits to Russia and Belarus.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will pay official visits to Russia from December 8-12 and Belarus from December 12-14, according to a communique of the Committee for Foreign Affairs of the legislature.

Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Quoc Hung met with visiting Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Lyashenko on September 24, affirming that the Vietnamese capital pledges favourable conditions for cooperation with the European nation.

Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Dao Minh Tu, who is also head of the trade union of Vietnamese banks, met with a trade union delegation of Belarus’s finance-banking sector in Hanoi on May 22.

Vietnam is a special partner of Belarus as it is the first country signing a free trade agreement with the Eurasia Economic Union, said Belarusian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Dapkyunas.

Vietnam has always treasured the development of traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Belarus, Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has said.