Hanoi, June 14 -- Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang made the above statement during a recent interview ahead of the Prime Minister's Russia tour.
This is Le's first visit to Russia in his capacity as Prime Minister of Viet Nam, Dang noted.
The visit stands a a testament to the Southeast Asian country's consistent pursuance of its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, self-strengthening, peace, friendship, cooperation, development, diversification and multilateralization of external relations adopted at the 14th National Party Congress.
The visit conveys Viet Nam's clear message of attaching importance to the strategic partnership between ASEAN and Russia, as well as the traditional friendship, strategic trust, and effecti...