Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) shakes hands with Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu, Moscow, March 24, 2026 - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Sergey Shoigu made the above statement during his meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Moscow on March 24, as part of the latter's official visit to Russia.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed measures to address existing challenges and promote collaboration in the fields of defense and security, trade and investment, oil and gas energy, transport, culture, people-to-people exchanges, and tourism.

Both sides expressed their confidence that, with strong political will and mutual trust, the traditional friendship and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Viet Nam and Russia will be repositioned and elevated in the new context, delivering tangible benefits to their people.

They agreed to strengthen cooperation in military-technical fields and high-quality human resource training, and enhance the role of the Viet Nam–Russia Tropical Center in advancing scientific and technological collaboration.

They also affirmed that there remains substantial potential to further expand cooperation across all areas, and agreed to support closer coordination between relevant agencies in addressing both traditional and non-traditional security challenges, thus contributing to peace, stability, cooperation, and development in accordance with the United Nations Charter and international law.

Sergey Shoigu stressed Russia's desire to further deepen traditional areas of cooperation and expand into new fields in line with both sides' conditions, thereby elevating the bilateral ties to a new level./.