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Russia knows that Truong Tan Sang has always backed the relationship between the two countries, said Medvedev.

He said developing the Russian-Vietnam relationship in politics, economics, the humanities, and other fields for mutual benefit is a priority of Russia’s foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific region.

Mr. Medvedev also invited Mr. Sang to visit Russian at a time to be arranged through diplomatic channels.