Relations between Moscow and Seoul are strengthened largely thanks to inter-parliamentary ties. A great contribution to this process was made by the former chairman of the National Assembly of South Korea, Chung Se Gyeong. This was stated by State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin on Friday, June 15, during a meeting with the Korean representative. "It was with your support that the Meeting of Speakers of the Parliaments of the Countries of Eurasia was held in Seoul in 2017," Volodin reminded..

- We have repeatedly met with you. I am confident that the close cooperation of the deputies of our countries will continue to contribute to a constructive Russian-Korean dialogue, "the speaker said.. According to Volodin, the work on the creation of the Russian-Korean interparliamentary commission, the idea of ??which was put forward by Chon Se-Gyeong, comes to the end: the signing of the charter is being prepared. The Chairman of the State Duma expressed his gratitude to Chung Se Gyeong for the active support of the organization of the Third Meeting of Speakers of Parliaments of the Countries of Eurasia. It is planned that it will be held on November 8-11, 2018. in Turkey.

Volodin also said that on June 21 the President of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Mun Jae-In, is expected to address the plenary session of the lower house of the Russian parliament. Mr. Chong Seg Gyun arrived in Russia to open the World Cup, which took place in Moscow on the eve. The South Korean representative called the ceremony grandiose and congratulated the Russian team on winning the first match. Recall game with the team of Saudi Arabia June 14, 2018.

ended with a score of 5: 0 in favor of the Russian team.