On the occasion of the official visit to the Russian Federation by General Secretary of the Communist Part of Vietnam Central Committee, Nguyen Phu Trong, Russia’s expert forum Realtribune.ru recently posted an article by Grigory Trofimchuk, Chairman of the Expert Council of Research Support Foundation, entitled “Workshop of Eurasian Ideas”, in which the author mentioned “Comrade Vietnam” and commented that the Russia-Vietnam relations could reach a new level after this visit.
At the beginning of the article, the author affirmed that Vietnam is becoming a prominent and influencing factor on both a regional and even global scale. Vietnam’s role and status are becoming increasingly affirmed in both economic and political terms. The rate of economic growth is stable at 6-7%, which is demonstrated through the successful activities of Vietnam at international organisations such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum, the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and many other organisations.
According to Grigory Trofimchuk, in order to develop the Russia-Vietnam relationship, in the future, new efforts and responsibility will be required, especially in the context that Vietnam, with the common consent of the other Asian countries, has been nominated for a position as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the term 2020-2021. In addition, 2019 will mark the 25th anniversary of a treaty on the basic principles for bilateral friendship (June 16, 1994 - 2019) which will require the two countries to be more responsible for fostering and developing the relationship.
In the article, the author emphasised that Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is not only an excellent theorist of the Communist Party of Vietnam, but he has also done a great deal for the country. He was re-elected as the General Secretary at the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam in 2016. He is also the one who outlined the path of further development for the country in foreign and socio-economic policies, while taking into account all the changes in the modern world. It is important to acknowledge these achievements of Vietnam, with the important role of the head of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Vietnam is pursuing a clear foreign policy with a consistent approach to diversifying its international relations.
The author noted that Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is a trustworthy comrade of Russia, and when talking about his country he can be called “Comrade Vietnam”. In recent years, Russia and Vietnam have achieved many new milestones but both countries are also facing new challenges, which will require more efforts to overcome, eliminate all threats and risks at this very moment, as well as successfully take advantage of opportunities. In his conclusion, Grigory Trofimchuk emphasised that the Russian experts hope that after Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s official visit to Russia, Moscow and Hanoi would enter a new period of development at a higher level.
