Moscow (VNA) – Vice Chairman of the NationalAssembly’s Office Nguyen Manh Hung led a NA delegation to visit Russia fromNovember 29 to December 5.

Hung met with Ekaterina Egorova, deputy chief of the officeof the Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian Federal Assembly,during which his host said the long-standing relations and ComprehensiveStrategic Partnership between Vietnam and Russia have seen dynamic developmentin recent years, with regular dialogues between their leaders and NA bodies.

The visit of General Secretary of the Communist Party ofVietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong to Russia in September and that ofRussia Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to Vietnam last month created a newimpetus for the two countries to strengthen their Comprehensive StrategicPartnership, she noted, adding that bilateral ties in culture and educationhave also flourished.

Russia wants to foster cooperation with Vietnam in allfields, particularly education, economics – trade, defence industry,legislation and NA operation, as well as within international forums likeASEAN, Egorova said.

The country also wishes to collaborate with Vietnam inlaw-making to translate commitments reached under the Eurasian Economic Union(EAEU) – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement that aims to lift the two-way trade to 10billion USD by 2020, she noted.

Hung, for his part, spoke highly of the two countries’special friendship; saying Vietnamese people would always treasure the supportRussians have given them.

The Russian side gave him and the Vietnamese delegation anoverview of the political institution and organisational structure of theFederal Assembly of Russia alongside the functional bodies of the FederationCouncil.

The Vietnamese delegation later met with Ostanina Nina,chief of the Office of the Russian Communist Party at the State Duma, the lowerhouse of the Federal Assembly. Hung was updated about the operation of the partyin recent years and the organisation and functions of its office and otherbodies.

He then congratulated the Communist Party of Russia on itsvictory in a number of local elections.

During the visit, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly’sOffice Nguyen Manh Hung also had a working session with the St. PetersburgLegislative Assembly, the United Russia Party’s office at the State Duma andthe office of the State Duma to explore how they get engaged in the drafting ofbills and to enhance bilateral cooperation.

The Vietnamese delegation laid flowers at the monument ofPresident Ho Chi Minh in Moscow and visited the Embassy of Vietnam in Russia.–VNA