State President Truong Tan Sang has praised the close cooperation between audit agencies of Vietnam and Russia. At a meeting with Russia’s Chief Auditor Vadimovich Stepashin in Hanoi today/Monday, President Sang said that the auditing sector is playing an increasingly important role in bilateral cooperation programs between the two countries. The Russian guest thanked Vietnam for facilitating more than 1,000 Russian people living in Vietnam to cast ballots to elect their parliament.