Why it installed visual c++ 2012 redistributable package while installing visual studio professional 2013

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When I was installing visual studio professional 2013 with update 5 by web installer en_visual_studio_professional_2013_with_update_5_x86_web_installer_6815765.exe, it installed visual c++ 2012 redistributable package.

(Web installer link: https://my.visualstudio.com/Downloads?q=visual studio 2013&wt.mc_id=o~msft~vscom~older-downloads)

As I know visual studio professional 2013 should use visual c++ 2013 redistributable package as run time, right?

(visual c++ 2013 redistributable package link: Download Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013 from Official Microsoft Download Center)

My question is why visual studio professional 2013 with update 5 requires visual c++ 2012 redistributable package here?

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