Overview

• The meeting took place on September 29 as part of the State Duma speaker’s official visit to Vietnam.
• Vyacheslav Volodin conveyed President Vladimir Putin’s best wishes to President Luong Cuong.
• Vietnam’s president sent warm greetings to Putin and congratulated Russia on its recent achievements under its leader.
• The visit followed the September 28 fourth session of the Russia–Vietnam interparliamentary commission in Hanoi focused on cooperation.
• Volodin also toured the Vietnam Military History Museum, and no new binding accords were announced during the trip.