Moscow (VNA) –General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong had a meetingwith Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of Russia Andrey Turchak in Moscow on September 7.

The VietnameseParty leader thanked the Federation Council and parliamentarians for theirsupport of the friendly and cooperative ties between Russiaand Vietnam, and stressedthat for Vietnam, Russia is botha traditional big partner and a loyal friend.

He asked theRussian Federation Council to continue cooperate and share with the VietnameseNational Assembly its experience in law making and supervising activities,especially when Vietnamis accelerating the building of a law-based state, perfecting its legal systemand enhancing the role of the NA and elected bodies.

The FederationCouncil Deputy Speaker affirmed that he will support bilateral cooperation acrossall sectors, thus helping deepen the Russia-Vietnam comprehensive strategicpartnership.

He appreciatedthe collaboration between the two law-making bodies in the recent past, andpledged to work to promote stronger ties both bilaterally andat regional and international inter-parliamentary forums.

He voicedsupport of stronger economic, trade and investment cooperation between Russia and Vietnam through specificprogrammes, plans and projects, as well as of more sharing of experience andcloser coordination in supervising the implementation of signed cooperative agreements.

Host and guestexpressed joy at the progress in bilateral ties, noting that the soundpolitical ties and mutual understanding create a solid foundation for diverseand effective cooperation between the two countries. They also praised theimportant contributions made by the two parliaments to strengthening thefriendship, solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countriesand two peoples.     

The two sidesalso welcomed the contribution made by parliamentarians to local-level cooperationand reached a consensus on promoting cooperation between their businesses andlocalities and people-to-people exchange, while facilitating the partnershipbetween localities of the two countries based on each other’s potential andneeds.               

Also in the framework of the Party General Secretary’s visit, Ministerof Education Phung Xuan Nha had working sessions with his Russian counterpartand officials of the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education. He alsowitnessed the signing of cooperation agreements between Vietnamese and Russian universities.-VNA