Moscow (VNA), Dec. 12 -- National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Chairman of the State Duma of Russia Vyacheslav V. Volodin on December 11 co-chaired the first meeting of the inter-parliamentary cooperation committee between the two legislatory bodies.

Both sides said they are determined to play a part in fostering the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership and agreed on the importance of common measures to develop more practical cooperation in potential areas.

They agreed that bilateral ties have grown strongly in recent years in the fields of politics, economy, trade, investment, defence and security, science and technology, culture and tourism, and emphasised that promoting multi-faceted relations is in ...