Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin and representatives of many political parties in the State Duma in Moscow on March 24 as part of his official visit to the European country.

Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin and a high-ranking Russian delegation arrived in Ha Noi on September 28 afternoon, beginning a two-day official visit to Viet Nam, during which he will co-chair the 4th meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee between the National Assembly of Viet Nam and the State Duma.