Kazan, June 17 -- Vietnam has increasingly affirmed its role as a strategic gateway for Russia to access the Southeast Asian market, according to Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov. In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of Prime Minister Le Minh Hung's trip to Russia to attend the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit and conduct important bilateral and multilateral activities, Reshetnikov highlighted Vietnam's growing importance in Russia's long-term strategy toward Southeast Asia. Vietnam today is one of the most dynamic economies in the world, he said, noting that Russian businesses increasingly view the country as a gateway to the broader ASEAN market of more than 680 million consumers. Accor...