President of Russia Vladimir Putin received General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam To Lam, who is in Russia on a state visit, in the Kremlin.
The official welcoming ceremony for To Lam and his spouse, Ngo Phuong Ly, was held in the St George’s Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace, followed by an official photo session and the introduction of the delegations.
The talks began with a meeting in a restricted format. After that, the two leaders took part, via videoconference, in the opening of a laboratory for the study and prevention of infectious diseases, based at the Joint Russian-Vietnamese Tropical Research and Technological Centre in Hanoi. Talks in an extended format were also held.
Following the talks, the two leaders adopted a Joint Statement on the further strengthening of Russian-Vietnamese comprehensive strategic partnership at a new stage. The parties exchanged documents signed during To Lam’s state visit to Russia.
The heads of state also made press statements.
In a separate ceremony held in the St Andrew’s Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace, the Leo Tolstoy International Peace Prize was awarded to President of Vietnam To Lam.
The bilateral programme concluded with a state dinner hosted on behalf of the President of Russia in the Faceted Chamber, in honour of the President of Vietnam and his wife.