Party General Secretary To Lam highly valued the Russian Federation Council’s role in promoting bilateral cooperation, calling on the two sides to keep strengthening parliamentary cooperation to practically contribute to the fruitful implementation of bilateral agreements.

Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man met with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Hanoi on June 20, during which he emphasised that Party, State and people of Vietnam attach importance to his state visit.

Leaders of the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau on February 20 had a meeting with a delegation of the Russian Federation Council led by its First Deputy Speaker Andrey Yatskin, who also represented the administration of Rostov Oblast, to discuss the two localities’ cooperation.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in Hanoi on December 15 morning, concluding official visits to Russia and Belarus from December 8 to 14.

On the afternoon of December 10 in Moscow, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan was hosted by and held talks with Chairwoman of the Federation Council Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh had a working session with the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group at the Russian Federation Council on March 11.

NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong has reaffirmed that Vietnam continually treasures its comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia during her official visit to Russia from September 20-23.