Hanoi, Sept. 4 -- The upcoming state visit to Russia by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam is expected to reaffirm the unwavering strategic nature of Vietnam-Russia relations despite external upheavals, said Dr Valeria Vershinina, Deputy Director of the ASEAN Centre at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) under Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency, Vershinina said high-level meetings demonstrate the maturity of Russia-Vietnam dialogue, with substantive cooperation continuously advanced at the expert level. She highlighted Vietnam's growing role as a "strategic link" in the region, noting it is a completely e...