Astana, May 6 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam met with Yerlan Koshanov, Speaker of the Mazhilis - the lower house of Kazakhstan's parliament, who is also Chairman of the ruling Amanat Party, in Astana on May 6 afternoon (local time). At the meeting, which took place within the framework of the Party chief's ongoing state visit to Kazakhstan, Koshanov expressed his deep affection for Vietnam and its people, and his admiration for the remarkable socio-economic achievements Vietnam has made over nearly 40 years of Doi Moi (Renewal) under the sound leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Koshanov affirmed Vietnam is an important partner of Kazakhstan in Southeast Asia, noting that all six ...