Hanoi, June 19 -- Le expressed his pleasure at visiting Russia for the first time in his new capacity as Prime Minister of Viet Nam and conveyed greetings from General Secretary and President To Lam and other senior Vietnamese leaders to President Putin.

He congratulated Russia on the successful organization of the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit, noting that the event contributed to promoting substantive and mutually beneficial cooperation between Russia and ASEAN Member States.

The Prime Minister affirmed that Viet Nam consistently regards Russia as one of its most important partners in its foreign policy. Despite increasingly complex global developments, the traditional friendship and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the...