Belarus and Vietnam established official relations in 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Belarus has an official embassy in Hanoi and Vietnam has its counterpart in Minsk.
History
A number of Belarusians, mostly advisers and pilots were sent to North Vietnam to assist its communist ally in the Vietnam War as part of the USSR.[1][2]
Since 1991, Belarus and Vietnam enjoy a relative close relations, though not as much as Vietnam's relations with two other East Slavic nations, Russia and Ukraine. Belarus has played a small role on developing the closeness with Vietnam, as Vietnam is quite reliant on assistance from military hardware from former Soviet Union, including Belarus. Over Vietnam's tensions with China (another partner of Belarus), Belarus seeks a neutral position.[3][4]
Alexander Lukashenko had taken visits to Vietnam in a number of foreign trip; and had confirmed his support to Vietnam in a number of issues.[5]
There is a small Vietnamese community in Belarus.[6]
References
- ^ "Do Van Mai: Vietnam-Belarus friendship has been steadily strengthening". belarus.by. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "'We were with you'. Lukashenka claims Belarus helped Vietnam in war". UDF: Новости Беларуси [UDF: News from Belarus]. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Belarusian-Vietnamese relations as example of Minsk's foreign policy strategy". belarusinfocus.info.
- ^ "Vietnam, Belarus reinforce defense cooperation". en-cdn.qdnd.vn.
- ^ "Vietnam - Belarus Relations". International Institute for Non-Aligned Studies. July 10, 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Vietnamese people in Belarus was not crowded but successful". vnembassy-minsk.mofa.gov.vn.
External links
- Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the Republic of Belarus
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