Russia has yet to determine when Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Vietnam, but the date will soon be selected after his inauguration, slated for May 7, Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Stepanovich Bezdetko told a press briefing in Hanoi on Thursday.

Bezdetko reaffirmed that the Russian president accepted the invitation to visit Vietnam from General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong during a phone talk in March.

“After the date of the expected visit is determined, we will announce it to the press,” Bezdetko said.

During the phone talk on March 26, Party General Secretary Trong extended his deepest condolences to President Putin, the Russian people, and the families of the victims of a terrorist attack near Moscow on March 22, according to a statement of the Party Central Committee's Commission for External Relations.

The Vietnamese leader also congratulated Putin on his re-election as president of Russia for the 2024-30 tenure with a record number of votes in the country's modern history.

Party chief Trong also underscored that Vietnam treasures Russia’s significant support, affirming that the comprehensive strategic partnership with Moscow is one of the top priorities in Hanoi’s foreign policy.

At the press conference on Thursday, the Russian ambassador listed some typical achievements of the bilateral relationship after 74 years.

This year marks the 45th anniversary of the construction of Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant with backing from Russia, and the 30th anniversary of its operation.

2024 also marks the 40th anniversary of the Da Lat Nuclear Research Institute and the Vietnam-Russia oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro, which has served as a cornerstone of Vietnam's modern oil and gas industry.

Ambassador Bezdetko underlined that one of the most valuable treasures of the Vietnam-Russia relationship is that tens of thousands of Vietnamese students have graduated from Russian universities.

The Russian diplomat said that several major Russian companies such as Zarubezhneft and Novatek are keen on investing in the wind power and liquefied natural gas fields in Vietnam.

“I strongly believe that with great and mutual efforts, our two nations will overcome all difficulties and strengthen their comprehensive strategic partnership,” Bezdetko asserted.

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