Speaking at the meeting, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai affirmed that Vietnam always values the Strategic Partnership with the Philippines and hopes that the two sides will continue to promote cooperation in all political fields. economy, defense and security as well as culture, education, people-to-people exchanges, and at the same time, promote new areas of cooperation through parliamentary channels.
The Vice Chairman of the National Assembly said that the relationship between the two countries has been increasingly developing effectively and substantially over the past half century in all fields, aiming to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Strategic Partnership this year. 2025 and 50 years of diplomatic relations in 2026.
In particular, political relations are increasingly close and trusting with comprehensive, open cooperation in all fields, increased delegation exchanges at all levels and channels, including cooperation between the two legislatures. water.
Defense-security cooperation and maritime cooperation have been actively implemented. Cooperation in other important fields such as culture, tourism, education-training, people-to-people exchanges... achieved many positive results.
At the same time, cooperation between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the Philippine National Assembly is increasingly deepening, especially since the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines passed Resolutions to further strengthen Philippine-Vietnam Parliamentary relations.
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| Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai presented a souvenir to Mr. Sherwin T. Gatchalian. |
In addition, the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly hopes that the National Assembly and the Philippine Government will continue to pay attention and support in this field; The Education Reform Committee of the Philippine Congress continues to promote cooperation between the two countries' Congresses, opening up new cooperation, both bilateral and multilateral; promote delegation exchange and cooperation between leaders and specialized agencies of the National Assembly; exchange experiences in parliamentary activities, especially in the field of education and training.
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai emphasized that the Vietnamese National Assembly is ready to share experiences on the process of innovating Vietnam's education system; Support expanding cooperation between the two countries in the field of education, further improving the quality of education in particular, contributing to the economic, cultural and social development of the two countries in general.
Thanking the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly for taking the time to welcome the delegation, Mr. Sherwin T. Gatchalian said that the opportunity for cooperation in education and training between the two countries is huge.
At the same time, we hope that the two sides will continue to prioritize and encourage the promotion of exchange and cooperation activities in culture, education, and tourism, to further strengthen understanding and solidarity between the two peoples. Consolidate bilateral cooperation more comprehensively and substantially.
