At the working session with KRPF Vice Chairman Leonid Kalashnikov,The affirmedVietnam’s wish to deepen the relationship between the Communist Party ofVietnam (CPV) and the KPRF, helping to strengthen and develop the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategicpartnership.
He proposed the two Parties increase the exchange ofdelegations and meetings at all levels via flexible forms and step up people-to-people exchanges.
For his part, Kalashnikov, who is also Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, EurasianIntegration and Relations with Compatriots, agreed with The’s proposals.
Stressing increasingly growing and effective cooperation throughthe Party channel between Vietnam and Russia, the official said that the KPRFalways treasures its cooperation with the CPV.
Working with the Vietnamese delegation, Andrey Klimov, member of the Presidium of the UR's General Council and Deputy Chair of theFederation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs, affirmed that Vietnam is one of the most important partners in Russia’s foreign policy in Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific.
The UR will actively work with Vietnam to effectively carry out specificcooperation activities, he said.
The underscored that the Vietnam-Russia relations have been developing fruitfully and raised to a new height, which was demonstrated by the official visit to Vietnam last month by UR Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev.
He suggested the two sides further promote their tiesthrough the Party channel and create favourable conditions to foster bilateral commercial, economic, cultural and humanitarian relations.
Klimov noted that the promotion of humane cooperation between the Vietnameseand Russian people, specifically increasing meetings between youth’s andwomen's organisations, is an important area of the partycooperation. The UR will have a specific plan for this programme that needsVietnam's support, he added./.