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.

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.

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.

[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.