(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Sunday led a Vietnamese delegation to visit Russia and Belarus at the invitation of Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev and Belarusian Prime Minister Myasnikovich. The visit to Russia from May 12^th to the 15^th takes place amid efforts by both countries to foster their comprehensive strategic partnership. Political, economic, trade, and investment cooperation between Vietnam and Russia has been developing steadily in recent years.

Russian Prime Minister Medvedev during a visit to Vietnam in November 2012

After Russia, Prime Minister Dung will visit Belarus until May 17^th. The aim of the visit is to bolster bilateral relations, particularly the economic cooperation program until 2015 toward 1 billion USD in two-way trade. Prime Minister Dung will also discuss ways to boost negotiations on a Free Trade Area between Vietnam and the customs alliance between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.