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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will make an official visit to Vietnam on November 18-19 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on November 13.

Vietnam and Russia established diplomatic relations in 1950 and decided to elevate the relationship to strategic partnership in 2001 and then to comprehensive strategic partnership 11 years later.

Political ties between the two nations with a high level of trust have been enhanced through the regular exchange of delegations and bilateral meetings at all levels, and via the mechanism of consultation and strategic dialogue.