National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin will co-chair the 4th meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the Russian State Duma.

This is Mr. Volodin's third visit to Vietnam as Chairman of the Russian State Duma.

Welcoming Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin and his delegation at Noi Bai International Airport were: Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Vu Hong Thanh; Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang...

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Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Vu Hong Thanh welcomed Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin. Photo: VNA

Immediately after arriving in Hanoi, Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin will lay a wreath at the Monument to Heroic Martyrs and visit President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum.

Also this afternoon, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man will host a welcoming ceremony for the Chairman of the Russian State Duma. The two leaders will hold talks and co-chair the 4th meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the Russian State Duma.

Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin will also meet key Vietnamese leaders and have a number of other activities.

The visit of the Chairman of the State Duma of Russia takes place in the context of the traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries with high political trust being strongly promoted in all channels and fields.

The visit takes place in a year when the two countries celebrate many important events in bilateral relations as well as in each other's countries, such as the 75th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Russia diplomatic relations, the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, and the 80th anniversary of Vietnam's National Day.

During General Secretary To Lam's visit to Russia in May, the two sides adopted a Joint Statement on major orientations of the Vietnam-Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the new phase of cooperation.

Economic and trade cooperation is gradually recovering. Bilateral trade turnover in 2024 will reach 4.58 billion USD, up 26.1% compared to 2023; bilateral trade turnover in the first 7 months of this year will reach 2.98 billion USD.

Defense and security cooperation is promoted with many diverse directions and aspects of cooperation; oil, gas and energy continue to be an important pillar of cooperation.

Cooperation on the parliamentary channel between Vietnam and the Russian Federation has been consolidated and developed well. The two sides regularly maintain delegation exchanges. The two sides signed an agreement on the establishment of the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee in 2018. This is the first high-level bilateral inter-parliamentary cooperation model between the Vietnamese National Assembly and a foreign legislative body.

Notably, in September 2024, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man paid an official visit to Russia and co-chaired the third meeting of the Vietnam-Russia Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/chu-tich-duma-quoc-gia-nga-den-ha-noi-2446932.html