c begins state visit to Vietnam

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An aircraft carrying Russian President Vladimir Putin and his delegation lands at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi at June 19 night

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The Russian leader is accompanied by Foreign Minister Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov, Deputy Prime Minister and head of the Russian sub-committee of the Vietnam-Russia intergovernmental committee on economic-trade and science-technology cooperation Dmitry Nikolaevich Chernyshenko, and Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Stepanovich Bezdetko, among others.

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The top Russian leader starts a state visit to Vietnam from June 19 to June 20 following the invitation of Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong.

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This marks the fifth time the Russian President has visited Vietnam.

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Vietnam and the Russian Federation founded diplomatic relations on January 30, 1950. On March 1, 2001, both nations established a Strategic Partnership. On June 16, 1994, they signed the Treaty on Principles of Friendly Relations. On July 27, 2012, both sides agreed to upgrade their ties to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

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Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its External Relations Commission Le Hoai Trung, and Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi welcome the Russian guests.

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Member of the Committee and Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha who is also head of the Vietnamese sub-committee of the Vietnam-Russia intergovernmental committee on economic-trade and science-technology cooperation, is present at the airport.

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The visit holds an extremely important significance, further deepening the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership across multiple fields.

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Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its External Relations Commission Le Hoai Trung welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin at the airport.