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.