(VOV) – Bilateral cooperation between the Vietnam National Assembly (NA) and the Federation Council of the Russian Federation (FCRF) has been consolidated and flourished in recent years.
The 2012 signing of a cooperation agreement between the NA and the FCRF has created a legal foundation for exchanging experience in legislation and supervision, as well as information on the structure and operation of the two countries’ legislative bodies.
The statements were made by NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong at a meeting with FCRF Chairwoman Velentina Ivanovna Matviyenko in Vientiane, Laos, on September 19 on the sidelines of the 35th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-35).
Phong proposed that the two sides maintain reciprocal visits of different organisations to promote mutual understanding, share experience in legislation, and monitor their governments in implementing agreements, in order to accomplish priority tasks.
The Vietnam National Assembly will do its utmost to foster and develop the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, Phong assured Matviyenko.
She urged the State Duma to support the ongoing negotiations on a free trade agreement between Vietnam and the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia, and create favourable conditions for Vietnamese people to live and work in the country.
For her part, Matviyenko expressed her belief that bilateral ties will expand and develop in line with a comprehensive cooperation strategy between the two countries. She proposed that the two parliaments strengthen mutual support at international parliamentary forums.
Matviyenko revealed that Russia is willing to help Vietnam develop global positioning system (GPS) and accelerate the implementation of a cooperation agreement on Dung Quat Oil Refinery. She said she hopes the two legislative bodies will soon sign a cooperation agreement soon.
The FCRF leader affirmed that Russia will grant more scholarships to Vietnamese students and assist Vietnam in developing human resources.
She also revealed Russia is looking forwards to welcoming Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in the near future.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
