Russian Senate Chairman successfully concludes visit to Vietnam

November 15, 2012 07:16

On the evening of November 14, Ms. Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko, Chairwoman of the Federation Council (Upper House) of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the High-Level Delegation of the Federation Council of Russia left Hanoi, successfully concluding their official friendship visit to Vietnam.



Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation VI Matviyenko visited the residence and workplace of President Ho Chi Minh. (Photo: Doan Tan/VNA)

During the visit (from November 13 to 14), the Chairman of the Russian Senate and the delegation were officially welcomed by National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung in Hanoi and co-chaired talks.

Chairman of the Russian Senate Matviyenko paid a courtesy visit to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President Truong Tan Sang, and met with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

During the talks, meetings and contacts, Chairman of the Russian Federation Council Matviyenko and the delegation received a warm, friendly and cordial welcome from the leaders of the Party, State, National Assembly and Government of Vietnam.

The Party and State leaders also affirmed that the visit to Vietnam by the Chairman of the Russian Senate and the delegation is of great significance in consolidating and strengthening the traditional friendship and enriching the strategic partnership that the two countries have just achieved.

The Chairman of the Russian Senate also expressed his warm feelings for the country and people of Vietnam, expressing his respect and admiration for the achievements of the Vietnamese people in building and developing the country; saying that there are many opportunities for Vietnam and the Russian Federation to promote cooperation, especially in the fields of energy, education cooperation, security and defense.

The leaders of the two countries also expressed satisfaction and appreciation for the good development of the traditional friendship and bilateral relations between Vietnam and Russia with a long history of good relations over the past time; agreed to do their utmost to continuously promote cooperation and nurture the friendship between the two States and peoples to achieve new achievements.

Within the framework of the official visit to Vietnam, the Chairman of the Russian Senate and Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung signed a cooperation agreement between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Parliament, creating a legal basis to strengthen and further promote cooperation between the legislative bodies of the two countries.

Also on the occasion of the official visit to Vietnam, on behalf of the Russian Federation Parliament, Chairman of the Russian Senate Matviyenko respectfully presented the Badge and Certificate of Honor of the Russian Federation Council to the leaders and deputies of the Vietnamese National Assembly in recognition of their achievements in strengthening and developing the friendly and cooperative relations between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the Russian Federation Parliament.

The Chairman of the Russian Senate and the delegation visited the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and met with lecturers and students of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration.

Speaking at the meeting, Ms. Matviyenko suggested that the Russian Federation and Vietnam should further expand cooperation in the field of education based on Vietnam's increasing need for highly qualified specialists.

Ms. Matviyenko repeated the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin, "Vietnam is our strategic and reliable friend."

During the visit, the Vietnam-Russia Friendship Parliamentarians' Group of the Vietnamese National Assembly and the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians' Group of the Russian Federal Assembly also had a working session; agreed to jointly promote cooperation in education and science; especially to boost economic and trade relations to match the relationship between the two countries./.


According to (TTXVN)-LT

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