Legislative leaders of Vietnam, Armenia vow to boost cooperation
Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong and her Armenian counterpart Vahe Enfiajyan agreed on November 5 that the two countries should bolster collaboration through party, state, parliamentary, business and people-to-people exchange channels.
Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong (R) and her Armenian counterpart Vahe Enfiajyan (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong ThiPhong and her Armenian counterpart Vahe Enfiajyan agreed on November 5 that thetwo countries should bolster collaboration through party, state, parliamentary,business and people-to-people exchange channels.
The two reached the consensus during their talks inHanoi on the occasion of a working visit by the Vice President of the ArmenianNational Assembly and Chairman of the Armenia-Vietnam Parliamentary FriendshipGroup.
Phong expressed her delight over the thriving politicalrelations between the two countries, as seen in their close coordination atmultilateral forums.
She recalled that during an official visit to Vietnam in July this year, ArmenianPrime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Vietnam’s NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Nganhad shared the determination to develop the two countries’ relations in a moreeffective, practical and sustainable fashion in various sectors.
Phong took the occasion to thank the Armenian State and people for theirwhole-hearted support for Vietnam during the cause of national liberation inthe past and construction and development nowadays. She described it as avaluable asset and a solid foundation for the cooperative ties between the twocountries.
Regarding economy-trade cooperation, Phong said both sides need to takeadvantage of tariff incentives in the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam andthe Eurasian Economic Union so as to increase bilateral trade.
Vietnam has strengths to export garment and textiles, telephones, coffee, farmproduce and processed food, among others, to Armenia, and also wants to importmore from the South Caucasus country, she added.
She stressed that the Vietnamese National Assembly always supports, and createfavourable conditions for Armenian enterprises to branch out their business inVietnam, and hopes the Armenian side will enhance trade promotion activities toconnect businesses of both nations.
Vahe Enfiajyan, for his part, believed that his visit to Vietnam will makecontributions to enhancing the traditional friendship and all-round cooperationbetween the two legislative bodies, states and peoples.
He wished that both National Assemblies will enhance the exchange of visits toshare legislative experience and inform each other of their parliamentaryactivities in the coming time./.
Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan is leading a delegation to attend an international seminar on political parties for Asia-Europe cooperation”held in Yerevan, Armenia from April 14-18.
The upcoming official visit to Vietnam by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan from July 4-7 is expected to be a boost for the traditional friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
Vietnam and Armenia have a longstanding traditional friendship relations.The two coutries have always cooperated and supported each other at international forums.
The Vietnam-Armenia Friendship Association held a get-together in Hanoi on September 14 to celebrate the 28th Independence Day of Armenia (Sept. 21) and the 74th National Day of Vietnam (Sept. 2)
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Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong (R) and her Armenian counterpart Vahe Enfiajyan (Photo: VNA) 
