Moscow, June 16 -- Russia praises Vietnam's traditional "bridge" role in Southeast Asia and affirms that the two countries maintain close coordination at multilateral forums to drive the stable development of the Russia - ASEAN Strategic Partnership, said Deputy Director of the ASEAN Centre at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) Dr. Valeria Vershinina.

Talking with Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Moscow on the occasion of the Russia - ASEAN Commemorative Summit marking the 35th anniversary of dialogue diplomatic ties in Russia's Kazan city from June 17-19, Vershinina said Russia and Vietnam see eye-to-eye on preserving ASEAN's centrality in the regional security architecture, toward a comprehensive and las...