Political Cooperation
The diplomatic relations between the Republic of Belarus and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam were established on January 24, 1992.
Political interaction between Belarus and Vietnam built on the traditional relations of friendship, trust and mutual understanding develops dynamically.
The parties have maintained the dialogue at the highest level. The President of the Republic of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko made official visits to Vietnam in 1997, 2008 and 2015. The Presidents of Vietnam visited Belarus three times: Tran Duc Luong in August 1998, Nguyen Minh Triet in May 2010, and Tran Dai Quang in June 2017.
On 24 October 2024, on the margins of the BRICS summit in Kazan (Russia), President of the Republic of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh.
In November 2014, the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong paid an official visit to Belarus.
There is a regular exchange of visits by high-level delegations.
The Prime Ministers of Vietnam Phan Van Khai and Nguyen Tan Dung visited Belarus in 2000 and 2013 respectfully. The heads of the Belarusian Government visited Vietnam in 2004 (Sergei Sidorsky) and 2011 (Mikhail Myasnikovich), and 2023 (Roman Golovchenko).
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The interparliamentary relations develop intensively. There are exchanges of visits by parliamentary delegations, and meetings are held on the sidelines of multilateral events. The Chairmen of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus visited Vietnam in March 2000 (Anatoly Malofeev) and February 2006 (Vladimir Konoplyov). In April 2009, the President of the National Assembly of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong, who currently holds the post of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, visited Belarus. In December 2019, a parliamentary delegation of Vietnam led by the President of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan paid an official visit to Belarus.
In September 2018, Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly Mikhail Myasnikovich took part in the mourning events in connection with the death of President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang.
On 25-26 July 2024, Deputy Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly Sergei Khomenko took part in mourning events in connection with the death of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong.
On 21 November 2022, Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus Valery Mitskevich met with Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Vuong Dinh Hue on the margins of the 43rd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly in Phnom Penh. On 19 October 2024, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus Igor Sergeyenko held a meeting with Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Tran Thanh Man on the margins of the 45th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly in Vientiane.
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Contacts are maintained between the parliamentary friendship groups. On September 28, 2023 and November 12, 2024, the meetings of the leaders of the parliamentary friendship groups took place via videoconference.
The Foreign Ministers are in contact as well. In March 2014, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Vladimir Makei visited Vietnam.
On January 12, 2022, the 3rd round of political consultations at the level of Deputy Foreign Ministers was held in Hanoi.
On September 21, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Sergei Aleinik met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son on the sidelines of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Contacts have been established with political parties.
On 25-28 April 2024, Nguyen Thi Hoang Van, Permanent Deputy Head of the International Relations Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, visited Minsk.
The parties develop successful interaction in international organizations, and provide mutual support at the elections.
Heads of ministries and organizations of Belarus and Vietnam keep contacts on a regular basis.
The legal framework of the bilateral relations includes 100 interstate, intergovernmental and interdepartmental agreements.
In December 1997, the trade mission of the Republic of Belarus in Vietnam was transformed into an Embassy. The Embassy of Vietnam has been operating in Minsk since the end of 2003.
By Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus, of February 10, 2022, Uladzimir Baravikou was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The Ambassador Designate presented his credentials to the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 13, 2022.
IIn March 2022, the Consulate General of the Republic of Belarus was opened in Ho Chi Minh City. Ruslan Varankou has fulfilled the functions of the Consul General since April 2022.
