The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) is willing to further boost cooperative relations with the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), said KPRF Chairman Ghenady Ziuganov.

The chairman made the statement on September 17 while receiving a CPV delegation, led by Nguyen Van Chi, Politburo member, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and head of the CPV CC’s Inspection Commission, visiting Russia from September 12-19.

Ziuganov highlighted Vietnam ’s great achievements under the leadership of the CPV during its process of national construction and defense and in the current implementation of renewal policies.

He introduced KPRF activities in Russia , under the framework of international communist, left-wing and patriotic movements and affirmed that the KPRF always wants to strengthen ties with the CPV.

He expressed his hope that Vietnam would gain more achievements in the future.

For his part, the CPV Central Committee Secretary thanked the Russian people for their support to Vietnam during its past struggles for independence and in the current cause of national construction.

He said the CPV is directing the implementation of the resolutions of the 10 th National Party Congress and preparations for the next Congress which aim at reducing the impact of the global crisis and strengthening socio-economic development.

As a result, Vietnam ’s GDP increased 3.9 percent in the first six months of this year and the number is forecast to be five percent for the whole year.

During its stay in Russian, the CPV delegation held talks with the KPRF delegation, led by the first deputy chairman Ivan Melnikov. The two sides discussed and shared experiences in implementing the disciplines of communists and some issues on communist party political programmes.

Earlier, the CPV delegation paid tribute and laid a wreath at the Ho Chi Minh Presidential monument and visited Red Square , and the V.I. Lenin mausoleum.

The delegation also visited some Vietnamese enterprises and the Vietnamese community in Russia .

In an interview with Vietnam News Agency correspondents, Nguyen Van Chi said the two communist parties have agreed to strengthen their traditional friendship and strategic partnership, initially through economic-trade, scientific-technological and investment cooperation./.