Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will pay an official visit to Vietnam this year, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Vietnam-Russia relations, revealed the Russian Ambassador.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

Though the two sides have not set a date, the Russian ambassador told VietNamNet that 2010 is the right time to organize an official visit to Vietnam by the Russian President.

Vietnam and Russia will celebrate their 60^th year of diplomatic relations on January 30. “In the past 60 years, Vietnam has experienced many difficult periods, from wars to rebuild the country and develop economics,” the Ambassador commented. “But this is the sustainable foundation of time that the two sides have ceaselessly promoted the strategic ties.”

Deputy PM Pham Gia Khiem and the Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrei Grigorievich Kovtun at the exhibition.

Russia is the first strategic partner of Vietnam. The Ambassador said that the most outstanding feature in the Vietnam-Russia relations is its comprehensiveness.

On January 27, a photo exhibition about Vietnam-Russia relations opened in Hanoi to celebrate the 60^th anniversary of bilateral relations. The event is co-organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Russian Embassy in Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Museum.

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