Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)In her article, Valeria Vershinina, who is working at theCentre for ASEAN Studies under the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Moscow StateInstitute of International Relations (MGIMO), wrote that Vietnam’s rapideconomic development, its successful fight against COVID-19 and significantresults of its foreign policy are increasingly attracting the attention offoreign scholars who have positioned the country as a ‘middle power’ and aninfluential international player whose opinions should be considered.
The year 2022 is especially important for Russian-Vietnameserelations, given that the countries are celebrating the tenth anniversary ofthe establishment of a “comprehensive strategic partnership”, she wrote.
According to her, Russian-Vietnamese relations have a richand long history of development, and the status of a “comprehensive strategicpartnership” reflects the multifaceted nature of bilateral cooperation and ahigh level of trust between the countries.
The expert also appreciated Vietnam’s economic development despitethe turbulence of the world economy.
Vietnam has become one of the few countries that managed tomaintain foreign economic activities and positive growth even in the face of aglobal pandemic and strict quarantine measures.
She cited various forecasts as saying that in 2022 Vietnam'sGDP growth may range from 5.5% to 6.7%, which demonstrates the stability of theVietnamese development model.
As an open economy, Vietnam actively exports its ownproducts to world markets, ranking first in the export of cashews, second incoffee and rice exports. The country attracted 31.15 billion USD in FDI lastyear, and is currently participating in 17 trade agreements of various types.
In the international arena, the expert wrote, Vietnamesediplomacy has also achieved significant results. Vietnam successfully hostedthe APEC leaders' summit in 2017, and the historic meeting between USPresident Donald Trump and Head of State of the Democratic People’s Republic ofKorea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un in 2019. Notably, in 2020, Vietnam successfully assumedthe role of ASEAN Chair, and launched a wide range of activities as thePresident of the UN Security Council in April 2021./.
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