ASEAN Centre in MGIMO-University the MFA of Russia

Центр АСЕАН при МГИМО

Vietnam Communist Party in the Nation-Building Process and the XIII Party Congress

Vietnam Communist Party in the Nation-Building Process and the XIII Party Congress

19.05.2021

On May 19-20 Institute of Far Eastern Studies (Russian Academy of Sciences) held a round table discussion to analyze the outcomes of the XIII Vietnam Communist Party (VCP) Convention. Dr. Ekaterina Koldunova, ASEAN Centre Acting Director, Associate Professor at the Department of Asian and African Studies (MGIMO), Dr. Victor Sumsky, Senior Expert, Director (2010-2021), and Ms. Valeria Vershinina, Expert, took part in the event.

The welcoming remarks were given by the Acting Director of the Institute of Far Eastern Studies Prof. Alexey Maslov, Counselor at the Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Moscow Mr. Nguyen Tung Lam and Mr. Grigory Trofimchuk, Chair of the Advisory Council of the Support for Academic Research Foundation “Eurasian Ideas Workshop”. Dr. Vladimir Mazyrin, Head of the Center for Vietnam and ASEAN Studies, moderated the discussion.

Many renowned Russian and foreign scholars participated in the event. The round table discussion was centered around the VCP’ achievements in domestic and foreign policy, the formation of multi-faceted foreign policy of Vietnam, as well as other present-day challenges for Vietnam. Dr. Victor Sumsky covered the topic “Comments on Assessment of the Vietnam’s Current State of Development According to the Marxist Theory of Revolution”. Dr. Ekaterina Koldunova’s presentation was dedicated to “Vietnam in the Regional and Macro Regional Dynamics: Achievements, Perspectives, Challenges”.

Program: ru / viet