Speaking at the Hanoi-Moscow multifunctional complex, the state leader said that he was happy to meet Russian war veterans who devoted their youth to the protection of their nation and the struggle for independence and freedom of Vietnam. The visiting leader affirmed that Vietnam prioritises developing its comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia, which has been and will always be a trustworthy friend of Vietnam. He voiced his hope that the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association and the Russian Union of Veterans who used to work in Vietnam, together with the Vietnam-Russia Friendship Association and the Association of Vietnamese War Veterans, will work towards better linking the two countries' peoples and help younger generations better understand each other.