Vietnamese and Russian delegates at a ceremony to hand over the Lenin Prize, the noblest prize of the KPRF and the former Communist Party of the Soviet Union, to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. (Photo: VNA)Kalashnikov and his entourage also paid courtesyvisits to Tran Tuan Anh, Politburo member and Chairman of the CPV Central Committee’sEconomic Commission; Dinh Tien Dung, Politburo member and Secretary of theHanoi Party Committee; and Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen KhacDinh, who is also President of the Vietnam-Russia Friendship Parliamentarians Group.
He held talks with Le Hoai Trung, member of the CPVCentral Committee and Chairman of the CPV Central Committee's Commission forExternal Relations, and held working sessions with a number of Vietnamesecompetent agencies.
At the meetings, the two sides briefed each other onthe situation of their respective parties and countries, and compared notes on measures tostep up bilateral relations.
They affirmed their determination to fostercooperation between the CPV and the KPRF as well as the Vietnam-Russia comprehensivestrategic partnership in a practical manner, for the sake of the two countries’people, and for peace and stability in the region and the world.
Earlier, Kalashnikov presentedParty General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong with the Lenin Prize, the noblest prize of the KPRF andthe former Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Kalashnikov affirmed that the prize demonstrates therespect for and recognition of the prominent contributions by General SecretaryTrong, a brilliant politician highly valued in Russia and the world, as well ashis unceasing efforts to solidify the Vietnam - Russia relations./.
VNA
