National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man suggested that Armenia continue to promote exchanges of high-level delegations and all levels, effectively implement cooperation mechanisms and agreements, and contribute to strengthening political trust between the two countries.
On the afternoon of November 19, at the National Assembly House, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man chaired a ceremony to welcome Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Alen Simonyan for an official visit to Vietnam from November 17-23.
Immediately after the welcoming ceremony, the two National Assembly Chairmen held talks.
Welcoming the Speaker of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan and the delegation of the Armenian National Assembly on an official visit to Vietnam, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man stated that this was the first visit by the head of the Armenian legislature to Vietnam, after more than 30 years of establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries. Vietnam always attaches importance to and wishes to strengthen the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Armenia.
Armenian National Assembly Chairman Alen Simonyan expressed his honor to visit the beautiful country of Vietnam; emphasized that over the past time, the two countries have continuously strengthened political, diplomatic and cooperation relations in many fields; wished to discuss with National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on issues of mutual concern, thereby establishing joint working groups, promoting cooperation in the fields of: trade, economy, science, technology, education, tourism...
Speaker of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan said that in October 2024, Vice Speaker of the National Assembly of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Thanh met Vice Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Hakob Arshakyan on the sidelines of the 45th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-45) in Laos. At the meeting, the two sides discussed specific contents to promote cooperation between the two countries.
Believing that the potential for cooperation between Vietnam and Armenia is still very large, National Assembly Chairman Alen Simonyan wishes to promote cooperation in the fields of defense, technology, etc.; and suggested that the two countries increase mutual support at international forums.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man thanked National Assembly Chairman Alen Simonyan for his kind words and affection for Vietnam; and informed the Armenian National Assembly Chairman about Vietnam's outstanding socio-economic achievements.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man was pleased to note that the relationship between Vietnam and Armenia has developed well in all areas in recent times. High-level exchanges and contacts have been promoted.
In addition, bilateral economic and trade cooperation has been strengthened; trade turnover in the first 10 months of 2024 reached nearly 424 million USD; an increase of 28.9% over the same period in 2023. Armenia has a number of direct investment projects in Vietnam. Vietnam also encourages businesses to invest in Armenia, especially in advantageous fields such as agriculture, food processing and textiles.
Agreeing with the assessment of National Assembly Chairman Alen Simonyan that the potential and advantages between the two countries are still very large, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man suggested that the Armenian side continue to promote the exchange of high-level delegations and all levels, effectively implement existing cooperation mechanisms and agreements, contributing to strengthening political trust between the two countries; step up the implementation of the Vietnam-Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) Free Trade Agreement to create strong and breakthrough changes in bilateral economic and trade cooperation.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man also suggested that the two sides increase exchanges and information on issues of mutual concern and each side's foreign policies; continue to coordinate effectively at regional forums, 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, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, especially in issues related to peace, stability and sustainable development.
The two governments have stepped up negotiations and signed cooperation documents, creating a legal framework for agencies, organizations, people and businesses to promote exchanges, explore markets and opportunities for cooperation, investment and exchange of goods in specific fields, especially plant and animal quarantine, mutual recognition of product quality certification, and avoidance of double taxation.
The two National Assembly Chairmen agreed to continue discussing and reaching agreement on granting scholarships for exchange students between the two countries; continue to organize regular cultural exchange activities; and request relevant agencies of both sides to consider preferential visa policies to facilitate citizens when traveling and learning about culture.
Welcoming the Armenian National Assembly Delegation's visit and work in Ninh Binh, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man noted the importance of promoting cooperation between localities of the two countries; suggested that localities of both sides soon promote the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on twinning cooperation to promote potential areas of cooperation between the two sides, especially tourism cooperation.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and National Assembly Chairman Alen Simonyan assessed that the relationship between the two countries' parliaments continues to be maintained, contributing to promoting bilateral relations. However, the exchange of delegations at all levels is not regular, mainly on the sidelines of multilateral conferences and forums such as the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Southeast Asian Nations (AIPA), and the Francophone Parliamentary Union (APF).
To further strengthen the relationship between the two National Assemblies, the two National Assembly Chairmen agreed to increase contacts and delegation exchanges between the National Assembly leaders, National Assembly agencies and National Assembly deputies of the two countries, exchange experiences in law-making, perfecting institutions to serve the development of each country and parliamentary activities.
The two sides are considering signing a cooperation agreement between the two National Assemblies to create a legal framework to promote and deepen parliamentary cooperation, contributing to building political trust, mutual understanding, and good friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Armenia.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man suggested enhancing the role of the Legislative Body in promoting bilateral relations; cooperating to supervise the effective implementation of international treaties and cooperation agreements signed between the two governments; creating favorable conditions to support the business community as well as people of the two countries living, investing and doing business in each country. At the same time, continuing to closely coordinate at multilateral forums such as IPU, APF...
On this occasion, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man congratulated Armenia on successfully organizing the 10th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians in September 2024; respectfully invited the Armenian National Assembly to send a high-level delegation to attend the Francophone Parliamentary Forum on sustainable agriculture, food security and climate change organized by the Vietnamese National Assembly in January 2025.
Earlier in the morning of the same day, National Assembly Chairman Alen Simonyan and the Armenian National Assembly Delegation visited the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the Special National Monument of the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam.
According to the program, on the evening of November 19, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man hosted a reception for National Assembly Chairman Alen Simonyan and the Armenian National Assembly delegation on an official visit to Vietnam./.
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