Hanoi, Sept. 7 -- The Russian Deputy Prime Minister made the statement ahead of the state visit to Russia by General Secretary and President To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to Russia from September 7 to 9 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Chernyshenko, who also heads the Russian section of the Viet Nam-Russia Intergovernmental Committee, cited President Putin as describing Viet Nam as a longstanding and trusted partner of Russia.

He affirmed that bilateral ties are rooted in a long tradition of friendship, mutual trust and support, with regular high-level contacts playing an important role in consolidating bilateral relations.

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