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.

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).

On December 6–9, 2023, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus Roman Golovchenko paid an official visit to Vietnam. He met with the General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong, President Vo Van Thuong, and Prime Minister Pham Minh Trinh.

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.

On November 21, 2022, the Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus Valery Mitskevich had a meeting with the President of the National Assembly of Vietnam Vuong Dinh Hue on the sidelines of the 43rd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly in Phnom Penh.

Contacts are maintained between the parliamentary friendship groups. On September 28, 2023, a meeting 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.

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 Varankov has fulfilled the functions of the Consul General since April 2022.