The diplomat made the statements at separate working sessions withFirst Vice Chairman of the Russian State Duma Ivan Melnikov and Chairmanof the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) Genadi Zuganovin Moscow on March 12 to boost friendship and foreign affairsactivities between the two countries.
Vietnam isone of the nations Russia has collaborative relations with,Melnikov said, adding that coordination between the two parliaments hasproven effective thanks to annual high-level delegation exchanges andexperience sharing in legislative activities.
Heproposed the two legislative bodies continue enhancing coordination inthe implementation of policies in the priority fields of energy,science, education and defence.
Meanwhile, Zuganovsaid the establishment of the free trade zone between Vietnam andthe Eurasian Economic Union, expected to be signed this year, will helppromote the economic, trade and investment cooperation and expandrelations between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and politicalparties in the Eurasian Economic Union.
The twoRussian officials affirmed that CPRF leaders continually work to supportVietnamese nationals working in the host society.
They informed that the Russian parliament has determined a list ofdelegates to attend the 132 nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly(IPU-132) slated for March this year in Hanoi .
The CPRF leaders also welcome Vietnamese leaders to participate in the70 th anniversary of the Victory over Fascism in Russia in earlyMay this year.-VNA