Article: Putin meets with Vietnam's Communist party chief in Moscow

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Dateline: MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Vietnam's Communist Party chief Nong Duc Manh in the Kremlin on Thursday to discuss boosting political and economic ties between the former Cold War allies.

"I would like to note with satisfaction that there has been positive change in our trade and economic relations over the past year," Putin said in comments broadcast on Russian state television.

"As traditional friends, we are closely watching the success that the Russian people have achieved under your leadership," the Interfax news agency quoted Manh as saying at the meeting.

Manh is on a five-day visit to Russia. On Thursday, he laid ...

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