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Related: About this forumPutin signs deals with Vietnam in bid to shore up ties in Asia
https://apnews.com/article/vietnam-russia-putin-visit-98891f7ec2565b79e4c255a7d7d2f6ed(videos, photos links, at source)
Putin signs deals with Vietnam in bid to shore up ties in Asia
Russian President Vladimir Putin was greeted by Vietnamese President To Lam as he received a welcoming ceremony at Hanois Presidential Palace on Thursday.
BY ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL
Updated 4:49 AM EDT, June 20, 2024
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a series of deals with his Vietnamese counterpart To Lam on Thursday, during a state visit that comes as Moscow is seeking to bolster ties in Asia to offset growing international isolation over its military actions in Ukraine.
The two signed agreements to further cooperation on education, science and technology, oil and gas exploration and health. They also agreed to work on a roadmap for a nuclear science and technology center in Vietnam.
Following the talks, Putin said that the two countries share an interest in developing a reliable security architecture in the Asia-Pacific Region based on not using force and peacefully settling disputes with no room for closed military-political blocs.
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The trip has resulted in a sharp rebuke from the U.S. Embassy in the country.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin was greeted by Vietnamese President To Lam as he received a welcoming ceremony at Hanois Presidential Palace on Thursday.
BY ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL
Updated 4:49 AM EDT, June 20, 2024
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a series of deals with his Vietnamese counterpart To Lam on Thursday, during a state visit that comes as Moscow is seeking to bolster ties in Asia to offset growing international isolation over its military actions in Ukraine.
The two signed agreements to further cooperation on education, science and technology, oil and gas exploration and health. They also agreed to work on a roadmap for a nuclear science and technology center in Vietnam.
Following the talks, Putin said that the two countries share an interest in developing a reliable security architecture in the Asia-Pacific Region based on not using force and peacefully settling disputes with no room for closed military-political blocs.
[...]
The trip has resulted in a sharp rebuke from the U.S. Embassy in the country.
[...]
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Putin signs deals with Vietnam in bid to shore up ties in Asia (Original Post)
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Jun 2024
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Irish_Dem
(61,552 posts)1. "Not using force and peacefully settling disputes"....
Viet Nam has lost its mind to get into cahoots with Putin and sign an obvious lie filled document.
GreenWave
(9,786 posts)2. Now would be a good time to remind China of Russia's action during the Chinese-Vietnamese War.
I lived outside of the USA back then and so no country stood up to Pol Pot and his murdering of his own people. But they also murdered Vietnamese living there. So Vietnam, very war tested last century, went to war with them. China did not want this and started a huge conflict with Vietnam. The daily paper said China was going to teach Vietnam "a painful lesson". But Russia helped arm Vietnam which prevailed and forced China to give up some strategic land.
Reminding China might be a good way to get back at Puty.