Russian Federation's President Vladimir Putin The Russian Federation 's President Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to Viet Nam on Nov. 19-20 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Minh Triet, said the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry in a communique released on Nov. 14. The visit, the second by President Putin, will be made when the President attends the 14th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Ha Noi. During President Putin's first visit to Viet Nam in 2001, Viet Nam and Russia defined the bilateral relationship as a strategic partnership, which is both an inheritance and the further development of the fine relationship between Viet Nam and the former Soviet Union . It is the fruit of the cooperation and unanimity between the two countries in various fields, especially international issues. After the first Viet Nam visit by President Putin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Nong Duc Manh and President Tran Duc … [Read more...] about Russian President Putin to make second Viet Nam visit
