At the meeting, which took place as part of General Secretary and President Lam's state visit to Russia, PM Mishustin noted his belief that the visit would create a turning point in bilateral cooperation in the time ahead.
General Secretary and President Lam thanked Russian leaders, Government and people for their warm reception and conveyed PM Le Minh Hung's invitation to PM Mishustin to visit Vietnam at a convenient time.
Vietnam's Party General Secretary and President To Lam (L) and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin meet in Moscow on Sept. 8, 2026. Photo by VNA
The top Vietnamese leader appreciated the role of the two Governments in concretizing and implementing agreements and orientations reached by the countries' high-ranking leaders, and called on the Governments to continue close coordination and make effective use of existing mechanisms, particularly the Vietnam-Russia Intergovernmental Committee on Economic-Trade and Scientific-Technological Cooperation.
The two sides expressed delight at the progress made in bilateral relations across various areas of cooperation, including trade, investment, science and technology, education and training, people-to-people exchanges, and tourism cooperation. Notably, difficulties and obstacles previously raised by the leaders of the two sides have been addressed and improvements have been made in recent times.
