Political Cooperation

The diplomatic relations between the Republic of Belarus and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam were established on January 24, 1992.

The political interaction between the countries, built on the traditional relations of friendship, trust and mutual understanding, is dynamically developing within the framework of the achieved level of the Belarusian-Vietnamese strategic partnership.

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.

General Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam visited Belarus three times: Nong Duc Manh in October 2002, Nguyen Phu Trong in November 2014, and To Lam in May 2025.

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.

There is a regular exchange of visits by high-level delegations.

Heads of the Belarusian government visited Vietnam in 2004 (Sidorsky S.S.), 2011 (Myasnikovich M.V.) and 2023 (Golovchenko R.A.). Prime Ministers of Vietnam Phan Van Khai (2000) and Nguyen Tan Dung (2013) visited Belarus.

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 twice in March 2000 (Anatoly Malofeev) and February 2006 (Vladimir Konoplyov).  The Chairmen of the National Assembly of the SRV have visited Belarus twice: Nguyen Phu Trong in April 2009 and Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan in December 2019.

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.

Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly V.D. Ipatov took part in the festive events on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of South Vietnam and the reunification of the country on 29-30 April 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City.

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. On 6 April 2025 in Tashkent on the margins of the Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union the Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly N.I. Kochanova held a meeting with the Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Tran Thanh Manh.

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.The Agreement on Cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Plan of Cooperation between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the two countries for 2014-2015 were signed. On 24 April 2025, the next round of political consultations at the level of deputy ministers was held in Minsk.

On 12 May 2025, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Maxim Ryzhenkov held talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the SRV Bui Thanh Son in Minsk.

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 120 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.