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BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee Zhang Dejiang sent a message on Wednesday to Vyacheslav Volodin to congratulate him on his election as chairman of the Russian State Duma, or the lower house of parliament.
Zhang said cooperation between their two countries' legislatures is an important part of the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination, which has maintained an active, healthy and steady momentum of development in recent years.
Such cooperation plays an indispensable role in promoting bilateral legislative exchanges, and cementing public support and social foundation for the China-Russia friendship, said the top Chinese legislator.
He also said he is delighted to establish contact with Volodin to maintain communication on China-Russia legislative cooperation, so as to lift such cooperation to a new high.
Volodin, the former first deputy chief of staff of the Russian Presidential Administration, was elected chairman of the State Duma on Wednesday.
