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In the morning of June 16, 2026, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and a high-level Vietnamese delegation departed Hanoi aboard a VietJet commercial flight to attend the ASEAN–Russia Summit commemorating 35 years of relations in Kazan, Russian Federation. The working trip runs from June 16 to 18, 2026, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, underscoring Vietnam's proactive, responsible role within ASEAN and promoting cooperation, economic and trade linkages, and people-to-people exchanges between ASEAN and the Russian Federation. In addition to attending the summit, the PM will hold bilateral activities, including a planned meeting with President Putin. The PM is accompanied by Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung; Hanoi's Party Secretary Tran Duc Thang; Government Office Minister Dang Xuan Phong; Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung; Minister of Finance Ngo Van Tuan; Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan; Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Pham Duc An; and leaders from the Ministries of Defense, Public Security, Foreign Affairs and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This trip marks the first overseas trip by Prime Minister Le Minh Hung in his new capacity to the Russian Federation.
