VIETNAM RUSSIA MEDVEDEV DIPLOMACYVisiting Russian President Dimitry Medvedev ( 2 - R ) , flanked by his Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov ( 3 - R ) , listens to his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Minh Triet ( not in the picture ) as they hold official talks in Hanoi , Vietnam , 31 October 2010 . The Russian leader makes a state visit after attending the East Asia summit held on the sideline of an anual ASEAN ( Association of the Southeast Asian Nations ) summit in the Vietnamese capital . The state visit is aimed at boosting more ties between two former communist allies . EPA / HOANG DINH NAM / POOL < 뉴스 의 새 시대 , 연합뉴스 Live > < 모바일 애플리케이션 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >