Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko presided over an official welcome ceremony for visiting Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man in Moscow on September 9 afternoon (local time).

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man and Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Victorovich Volodin held talks in Moscow on September 9, highlighting parliamentary cooperation as a highly important pillar that has been developing unceasingly.

The high level of stability has helped Vietnam attract foreign investors, according to Chief Representative of the Russian Trade Office in the Southeast Asian nation Viacheslav Kharinov.

VOV.VN - Russian footballers are scheduled to take a charter flight to Hanoi on September 4 to play Vietnam and Thailand during the FIFA Days 2024, said a representative of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

VOV.VN - Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and Russia hit US$2.74 billion in the past seven months, marking a remarkable increase of 45.5% year on year.

Developing ties with Russia is a consistent direction, strategic choice and top priority of the Vietnamese Party, State and people in the country's foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification of external relations, Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man said on August 6.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia hosted a get-together on August 5 to honour Soviet experts, especially those in military, who supported and accompanied the Vietnamese air defence and air force in their first days.

VOV.VN - Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message of congratulation to Vietnamese President To Lam on his election as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee.

Leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) Gennady Zyuganov, who was a classmate of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong during the time he studied in the Soviet Union, shared memories of his great friend and respectfully referred to the Vietnamese Party leader as a 'true Marxist," and a worthy successor of President Ho Chi Minh.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was always a very dear friend of Thailand, said Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Urawadee Sriphiromya, clarifying that under his leadership, the mutual relationship flourished and grew in a multitude of fields.