On May 4, Mr. Kien met with Ivan Melnikov, Vice President of the Russian Federation Duma and First Vice President of its Communist Party. Concerning traditional relations, the two sides highly appreciated the results of inter-parliamentary cooperation over the years.

Mr. Melnikov confirmed that the strategic partnership between the two countries is developing positively, especially in politics. The exchange of visits by high-ranking officials, particularly President Medvedev’s visit to Vietnam in October, 2010 led to the signing of many agreements and documents.

He praised the current visit of the Vietnamese NA delegation as another step towards closer cooperation between the two sides.

NA Vice Chairman Kien sincerely thanked the Russian people for supporting Vietnam’s national construction.

At the talks, the two sides focused on sharing experiences in law-building and other legal activities, discussing effective measures to promote bilateral cooperation in economic, financing and other fields.