Top Vietnamese legislator begins Russia visit
VOV.VN - Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Tran Thanh Man left Hanoi on September 8, beginning a three-day official visit to Russia at the invitations of Vyacheslav Victorovich Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma, and Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko, Chairwoman of the Federation Council.
This is the first official visit to Russia by Man in his capacity as National Assembly Chairman and also the first visit to Russia by a senior leader of the Vietnamese Party and State in 2024, following Russian President Putin’s visit to Hanoi in June 2024.
The visit is to further realize the Joint Statement on deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership, as well as directions for promoting cooperation agreed upon between Vietnamese General Secretary and President To Lam and President Vladimir Putin during their telephone call in August 2024.
The visit plays a significant role in strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and Russia in general, and the close, effective cooperation between the National Assembly of and the State Duma and Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia in particular.
According to National Assembly General Secretary and Head of the National Assembly Office Bui Van Cuong, Vietnam continues to maintain a consistent policy of attaching importance to strengthening relations with Russia as a strategically important partner. Meanwhile, Russia also regards Vietnam as a reliable partner and one of its top priorities in its foreign policy within the Asia-Pacific region.
During this visit, the top Vietnamese legislator will hold talks and co-chair the third session of the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee between the National Assembly of Vietnam and the State Duma.
The Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee is the highest level of parliamentary cooperation model and the first of its kind between the National Assembly of Vietnam and a foreign legislative body. The first session was successfully held in 2019 in Russia, and the second session took place in 2023 in Vietnam.
