Rome, Sept. 11 -- The visits to Russia and France by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam not only marked new milestones in bilateral ties but also vividly demonstrated Vietnam's foreign policy of independence and self-reliance and its breakthrough development vision in the new era, according to Giulio Chinappi, an Italian political analyst from the Centre for Mediterranean Eurasia Studies (CeSEM). Talking to Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Italy, Chinappi said the state visit to Russia came at a special time as the two countries look towards more than 75 years of diplomatic relations. This trip successfully linked the solid legacy of traditional friendship with a modern foreign ...