Kazan, June 18 -- Prime Minister Le Minh Hung led a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to attend the plenary session of the ASEAN - Russia Commemorative Summit marking 35 years of relations in Kazan, the capital of Russia's Republic of Tatarstan, on June 18. The plenary session saw the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn, and heads of delegations from 11 ASEAN member states. Opening the meeting, President Putin welcomed participants and underscored ASEAN's role in international relations. He noted that the bloc enjoys a firm standing not only across the Asia-Pacific region but also globally, having demonstrated resilience over time and developed an intergovernmental cooperation framework gro...