National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man meets with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan expressed his joy and honor to welcome National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to Armenia; emphasizing that this is the first high-ranking Vietnamese leader to visit Armenia since the two countries established diplomatic relations and the visit is of great significance, not only opening a new page for parliamentary cooperation but also creating momentum to expand bilateral cooperation in various fields, for the development interests of the people of the two countries.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man speaks at the meeting

Sharing his admiration and good impression of the beauty, dynamic and sustainable development of Vietnam as well as warm feelings during the meeting with Vietnamese alumni who lived and studied in Armenia during his official visit to Vietnam in 2019, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan expressed that “Vietnam is always in the heart” and for Armenia, Vietnam is always an important partner in the Southeast Asian region.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks at the meeting

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan respectfully sent his regards to General Secretary To Lam, President Luong Cuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man expressed his honor to visit the beautiful country of Armenia, rich in historical and cultural traditions; thanked the leaders and people of Armenia for the warm and respectful welcome for the delegation; and believed that the visit would open a new phase for bilateral cooperation for the benefit of the prosperous development of the two nations. The Chairman respectfully conveyed the greetings of General Secretary To Lam, President Luong Cuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Congratulating the important achievements that Armenia has made in recent years under the leadership and management of the Armenian Government and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, especially in socio-economic development, improving people's lives, and affirming its position in the international arena, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man emphasized that Vietnam always attaches importance to the traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation with Armenia; supports Armenia in strengthening cooperation with ASEAN, and is ready to act as a bridge to promote Armenia's cooperation with ASEAN countries; affirming that the Party, State and People of Vietnam are always grateful for the valuable support that the Armenian people have given Vietnam in the struggle for national independence and in building and developing the country.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and delegates take souvenir photos

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man was pleased to share the results of the very successful talks and meetings with the President of Armenia and the Chairman of the National Assembly as well as the outstanding results of the recent Vietnam - Armenia Business Forum to promote cooperation in various fields serving the development of each country.

Pleased to see the bilateral relationship being strengthened through high-level delegation exchanges from both sides, the two leaders had in-depth discussions on major orientations and specific measures to promote the development of bilateral relations in the coming time, in which they agreed to continue promoting high-level delegation exchanges and all-level exchanges, including business channels, effectively implementing existing cooperation mechanisms and agreements, bringing the relationship between the two countries into depth and substance.

Emphasizing that economy and trade are important pillars in bilateral relations, the two leaders agreed that the potential for cooperation between the two countries is still very large, accordingly, the two sides need to further promote economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, create all favorable conditions for businesses of the two countries to learn about each other's markets, especially for agricultural, aquatic and seafood products of Vietnam to the Armenian market; pay attention to Armenian export products such as wine, processed foods and metals...

At the same time, promote cooperation in new areas such as science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, artificial intelligence (AI), green transformation, etc.; actively and effectively implement the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) to create strong and breakthrough changes in bilateral economic and trade cooperation; create favorable conditions for businesses of the two countries to exchange, explore investment opportunities, establish cooperative relations and penetrate each other's markets.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man suggested that Armenia discuss with member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union to effectively exploit the Free Trade Agreement with Vietnam, removing technical barriers so that goods from both sides can easily access each other's markets.

Emphasizing the importance of the fields of transportation, education, culture, people-to-people exchange, and local connectivity, the two leaders agreed to strengthen transportation and multimodal transport connections to promote tourism, import and export between the two countries and countries in Asia and Europe; continue to discuss and agree on granting scholarships for exchange students between the two countries, strengthen cooperation in training human resources in the high-tech field; continue to organize regular cultural exchange activities; at the same time, request relevant agencies of the two sides to consider preferential visa policies to facilitate citizens and businesses of the two countries to travel conveniently, learn about each other's culture, experience each other's destinations and implement cooperation plans and projects.

Regarding multilateral and regional cooperation, the two leaders emphasized that they will continue to coordinate closely in international and regional forums.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man asked Armenia to support the stance of ASEAN and Vietnam on the East Sea issue of resolving disputes by peaceful means, on the basis of international law, the United Nations Charter, and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

The Prime Minister of Armenia respectfully invited Vietnam to send a high-level representative to attend the COP 17 United Nations Conference on Biodiversity in 2026.

On this occasion, the Prime Minister of Armenia respectfully requested the National Assembly Chairman to convey an invitation to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to pay an official visit to Armenia soon. National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man also respectfully conveyed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's invitation to the Armenian Prime Minister to visit Vietnam again at a suitable time.

Lam Giang (from Yerevan, Armenia)

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