Vietnam is not only a comprehensive strategic partner of Russia, but also one of the top three countries that Russia can always trust, he said.

Vietnam wishes to strengthen partnership with Russia to bring benefits to both countries, stated President Tran Dai Quang at a reception for Secretary of the Security Council of Russia General Nikolai Patrushev.

Cooperation among Vietnamese and Russian localities plays an important role in the development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, as agreed by National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Chairwoman of Russia’s Federal Council Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko.