On Sep 26, 2015, Liu Qibao attended the international seminar titled "70-Year Common Victory" together with Ivan Melnikov, vice chairman of the Communist Party of Russia in Khabarovsk, Russia. In the opening speech, Liu called on the two countries to strengthen coordination to defend the fruits of the WWII victory as well as the post-war order, and to promote the establishment of lasting peace and common prosperity across the world.

