The meeting covered, among other topics, work on the Belarusian-Vietnamese cooperation roadmap for 2027-2029. The Vietnamese foreign minister highlighted the invaluable contribution of the Belarusian people to Vietnam’s struggle for independence, the country’s reconstruction, and reunification.

The parties discussed ways of infusing cooperation between Belarus and Vietnam with concrete joint projects as part of efforts to develop their strategic partnership.

Maxim Ryzhenkov invited his Vietnamese counterpart to visit Belarus in 2027. The parties noted the positive experience of interparliamentary cooperation and the commitment of the Belarusian Belaya Rus party to building partnerships with the Communist Party of Vietnam. Following the talks, Maxim Ryzhenkov and Le Hoai Trung signed a plan for cooperation between the foreign ministries of Belarus and Vietnam for the next three years.

The ministers noted that their positions coincided on key global agenda issues. The Belarusian side thanked Vietnam for its support in international organizations. The Vietnamese minister, in turn, expressed gratitude to Belarus for its support in elected bodies, including UN structures such as the Human Rights Council, and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

Maxim Ryzhenkov invited the Vietnamese delegation to attend the upcoming 4th Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security.

On the economic agenda, the ministers emphasized the complementary nature of the Belarusian and Vietnamese economies. The parties noted a substantial increase in bilateral trade and a broader range of goods traded, and expressed their commitment to diversifying trade and increasing the level of localization in assembly production. Le Hoai Trung asked the Belarusian side to assist in improving the mechanisms governing Vietnam’s trade with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).