National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (R) meets Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan Kassym Zhomart Tokayev (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in Hanoi in theevening of October 18, concluding her three-day official visit to Kazakhstan.
During the visit, Ngan held talkswith Chairman of the Mazhilis of the Parliament (Lower House) of KazakhstanNurlan Nigmatulin. They discussed and agreed on a range of measures to continuefostering and expanding cooperation between the two countries and the two legislatures.
The Vietnamese top legislatoralso met Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan Kassym Zhomart Tokayev; paid acourtesy visit to Prime Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev; and held meetings withDeputy Chairman of the ruling Nur Otan Party Abraruly Kul-Mukhammed and FirstSecretary of the Communist People’s Party of Kazakhstan Zhambyl A.Akhmetbekov.
During the talks and meetings, theKazakhstani leaders expressed their delight at Vietnam’s socio-economicdevelopment achievements and affirmed their willingness to expand cooperative relationswith Vietnam.
Both sides agreed thatcollaboration between the two legislatures is an important channel inVietnam-Kazakhstan relations. They pledged to maintain close coordination atregional and international forums, and continue sharing experience inlegislative affairs and ensuring people’s interests in the process of socio-economicdevelopment.
They also pledged to increase theexchange of high-level delegations and jointly supervise the implementation ofcooperative agreements signed by the two governments.-VNA
NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of Vietnamese people in Kazakhstan shortly after arriving in the capital Astana on October 16 for an official visit to the country.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has expressed wish that two-way trade between Vietnam and Kazakhstan will be boosted, as will links across security, education-training, culture.
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NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan had a meeting with First Secretary of the Communist People’s Party of Kazakhstan Zhambyl A. Akhmetbekov in Astana on October 18.
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National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (R) meets Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan Kassym Zhomart Tokayev (Source: VNA) 
