VIETNAM RUSSIA MEDVEDEV DIPLOMACYVisiting Russian president Dimitry Medvedev ( L ) shakes and with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Minh Triet during an official welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace 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 . >