Zyuganov strongly believed that under the leadership of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, Viet Nam will continue reaping successes towards prosperity.

He said the CPRF recently admitted an additional 25,000 new members and wants to foster exchanges with Vietnamese counterparts.

President Sang, who is in Moscow for the 70 th anniversary celebrations of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War in Russia from May 7-10, pressed for intensified political collaboration through regular visits.

The Vietnamese Party, State and people appreciate the invaluable support from the Russian communists and people to Viet Nam during the struggle for national independence, he said.

The guest also hailed cooperation projects proposed by the CPRF to boost bilateral ties.

Receiving leader of the Leanvest Group the same day, President Sang vowed all possible support for Russian investors in Viet Nam.

As Viet Nam enters a new growth stage with an imperative need to shift to new growth models, fine-tune legal regulations and ramp up infrastructure, the country gives high priority to ties with Russia, he added.

The Leanvest Group leader asked for support for seafood processing and export businesses from the Far East of Russia.

He also hoped for preferential tax incentives, including those for seafood, as well as facilitating the spread of Russian films in Viet Nam.

In a meeting with leader of the submarine building group, President Sang said Russia is a significant military technical partner of Viet Nam and affirmed continued bilateral coordination in scientific studies and opening service and maintenance centres.

He stressed that Viet Nam-Russia engagements in national defence-security is beneficial to the maintenance of peace and stability in the region and beyond.

The group has transferred three out of six submarines to Viet Nam and is working to hand over the remaining by 2016, the host informed, and thanked Viet Nam for selecting the group to build the first fleet of submarines in the country.-VNA