Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences and the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) held a hybrid scientific seminar in Hanoi on April 24, exploring the historical depth and strategic significance of Vietnam–Russia relations.

In her speech, Dr. Vu Thuy Trang, Director of the Centre for Russian and CIS Studies under the Institute of European and American Studies, underlined the deep-rooted, robust, and strategically vital nature of the Vietnam–Russia ties. She noted that revisiting each stage of the relationship is crucial to fully assess the role of the former Soviet Union and the current Russian Federation in Vietnam’s development, particularly in education, human resource training, national defence-security.

Trang called for practical cooperation programmes at both central and local levels to concretise the Vietnam-Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Economically, she proposed creating a bilateral payment system using local currencies, fostering collaboration in energy, high technology, and artificial intelligence, and addressing technical barriers within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.

In education and culture, the scholar advocated for enhanced Russian language teaching in Vietnam, expanded academic and student exchanges, and greater people-to-people diplomacy to foster mutual understanding and promote Russian cultural influence.

Dr. Ilya Zhenin, head of RANEPA’s Laboratory of Comprehensive Historical Studies, underscored the role of historical memory in shaping national identity and civic education. He urged integrating historical awareness into family life, schools, and society, while utilising verified archival materials and digital technologies to make history more accessible and engaging.

Prof. Alexander Sokolovsky from the School of Regional and International Studies at the Far Eastern Federal University said Russia’s Primorsky region plays a strategic role in further deepening the Vietnam–Russia ties. He noted its modern infrastructure, seaports, proximity to Vietnam and the Asia-Pacific, and shipping routes operated by Russia’s FESCO Group connecting Vladivostok with Hai Phong and Ho Chi Minh City, which bolster economic, scientific, and regional dialogue cooperation.

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