Santiago(VNA) – Deputy Prime MinisterVuong Dinh Hue has said Vietnam and Chile’s legislative bodies should enhance exchangesand experience sharing in law-building.

Deputy PM Hue expressed the wish while meeting with Presidentof the Senate Carlos Montes Cisternas and president of the Chile-Vietnamfriendship parliamentary group at Chile’s lower house Karol Cariola on July 5as part of his visit to Chile.

He informed the hosts of the political, socialand economic situation in Vietnam, and thanked Chile for supporting theSoutheast Asian country over the years.

He expressed his hope that the National Congressof Chile will soon ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement forTrans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which both Vietnam and Chile are members of.

Both Cisternas and Cariola voiced their desireto enhance the friendship between Vietnam and Chile, and affirmed that theNational Congress of Chile is keen to develop cooperation with the NationalAssembly of Vietnam.

Senate President Cisternas agreed to boostbilateral coordination and mutual assistance at international and multilateralparliamentary forums that the two countries’ parliaments have joined.

Meanwhile, Cariola suggested the two countriesstrengthen people-to-people exchanges and increase mutual understanding amongyoung generations.

Leader of the Communist Party of Chile GuillermoTeilliev, a member of the parliamentary group, said he wants to know more aboutVietnam and backs the country’s stance of peacefully addressing disputes in theEast Sea in line with international law.

While attending the trade and investment forumbetween Vietnam and Chile earlier the same day, Deputy PM Hue said the twocountries share the foundation of a traditional friendship, political trust, afavourable legal framework and supplementary economies.

Vietnam will create optimal conditions for thetwo sides’ business communities to explore cooperation opportunities,especially via the CPTPP, which is being considered by their parliaments forratification, as well as make inroads into the respective markets and connectto the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the rest of Latin America.

Chilean enterprises emphasised the role of Vietnamto connect them with the Asia-Pacific market and welcomed the two countries’ Governmentsto promote free trade and implement support policies for businesses.

They highlighted opportunities for productionconnectivity in Vietnam and investment in Chile in the fields ofinfrastructure, energy, farm produce and telecommunication.

On the sidelines of the forum, Deputy PM Hue metwith representatives of businesses that are interested in the Vietnamesemarket.
Hel also witnessed the signing of the minutes ofthe third meeting of the Vietnam-Chile free trade council before wrapping uphis official visit to Chile the same day.-VNA