Hanoi, Sept. 11 -- Prime Minister Le Minh Hung's participation in the 18th BRICS Summit and bilateral engagements in India on September 12-13 are expected to give a fresh impetus to the Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries, as bilateral ties continue to develop extensively, substantively and effectively. Strong and wide-ranging bilateral ties Vietnam and India share a long-standing traditional friendship that has been nurtured and continuously developed by generations of leaders of both countries. The two countries established diplomatic ties on January 7, 1972, opening up a new chapter in their friendship and cooperation. The relationship has been strengthened by ideological affinities between President ...