Discussion focused on the work of the Federation Council’s cooperation group with the National Assembly of Vietnam.
Andrey Denisov, First Deputy Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs, held a meeting with representatives of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
The participants were welcomed by Andrey Yatskin, First Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council and head of the Federation Council’s cooperation group with the National Assembly of Vietnam. The First Deputy Speaker underlined the significance of the state visit to the Russian Federation currently being made by Vietnamese President To Lam, and spoke about the meeting held the previous day between the President and Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko.
“Within the framework of the parliamentary friendship group, we place particular emphasis on building horizontal ties at regional level in both countries. Russian constituent entities and Vietnamese provinces are working together to advance cooperation across all key areas: industry, agriculture, new technologies, cybersecurity and the application of artificial intelligence,” said Andrey Yatskin.
Andrey Denisov explained the structure and formation of the Federation Council and the State Duma, highlighting the upcoming September elections to the State Duma and regional legislatures.
The senators answered questions from the Vietnamese delegation concerning the Russian parliamentary system and the deepening of cooperation between Russia and Vietnam, including in the field of education.
The meeting participants noted the effective collaboration between the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) and the Ho Chi Minh Academy in the area of personnel training.