KHABAROVSK, Russia, Sept. 26 -- An international seminar titled "70-Year Common Victory" was co-organized by the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Communist Party of Russia here Saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War.

Liu Qibao, head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended the seminar together with Ivan Melnikov, vice chairman of the Communist Party of Russia.

In his opening speech, Liu, also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, said both China and Russia, as main battlefields during World War II (WWII) in Asia and Europe respectively, made great sacrifices and contributions to the victory in the war.

The commemorative activities jointly held by the two countries reflect the two people's common respect of history, Liu said.

He also noted that both China and Russia, as the founding members of the United Nations, share the common responsibility of safeguarding peace, security and stability in the region and the world.

Liu called on the two countries to strengthen coordination to defend the fruits of the WWII victory as well as the post-war order, firmly oppose any act of whitewashing wartime atrocities and promote the establishment of lasting peace and common prosperity across the world.

For his part, Melnikov said Russia shared the same stances as China concerning WWII history.

He said Russia is ready to further strengthen cooperation and coordination with China to counter any falsification of history and make joint efforts to promote global peace, development and multi-polarization.

Before the opening of the seminar, the CPC delegation presented fresh flowers to the Lenin monument in Khabarovsk with the delegation of the Russian Communist Party.

At the invitation of the Communist Party of Russia, the CPC delegation headed by Liu kicked off its visit to Russia Wednesday to attend activities to commemorate the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War.