Putin holds meeting with Vietnam's new President To Lam in Hanoi

(20 Jun 2024)
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Hanoi - 20 June 2024
1. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Vietnamese President To Lam arriving for the meeting
2. Close of Putin
3. Wide of meeting
4. Mid of Putin
5. Mid of Vietnamese officials
6. Wide of meeting
7. Various of Putin speaking
STORYLINE:
Vietnamese President To Lam held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Hanoi on Thursday.

Putin is seeking to strengthen ties with longtime partner Vietnam during the state visit, that comes as Moscow faces growing international isolation because of its military actions in Ukraine.

He is later scheduled to meet Vietnam’s most powerful politician — Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong — and other officials.

Russia is keen to maintain “close and effective cooperation” in energy, industry, technology, education, security and trade, said Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady S. Bezdetko on Wednesday, according to Vietnamese official media.

Vietnam remains dependent on Russia for arms and as a counterweight to China in the disputed South China Sea. Since the early 2000s, Russia accounted for around 80% of Vietnam's arms imports.

Hanoi and Moscow have had diplomatic relations since 1950, and this year marks 30 years of a treaty establishing “friendly relations” between Vietnam and Russia.

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