Seoul (VNA) – Vietnam’s NationalAssembly is willing to work closely with the Republic of Korea’s parliament tohelp accelerate the two countries’ strategic cooperative partnership, said NA ViceChairman Uong Chu Luu.

The official made the remark at his talks withDeputy Speaker of the RoK National Assembly Park Ju-seon in Seoul on June 29,at the outset of his three-day visit to the country to boost bilaterallegislative relations.

Expressing his pleasure with the growth ofVietnam – RoK ties in the past 25 years, Luu suggested both sides increase high-rankingdelegation exchanges, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, and boost trade.

He requested the RoK to encourage localenterprise to invest in Vietnam in terms of infrastructure, renewable energyand support industry.

He thanked the RoK for always consideringVietnam a prioritised partner and supporting Vietnamese expatriates in thecountry, asking the RoK parliament to continue backing official developmentassistance for Vietnam.

He called on the Vietnamese and RoKlaw-making bodies to strengthen their collaboration at inter-parliament forumsin the region and in the world of which both agencies are members.

Vietnam welcomes the RoK’s support for thestance of Vietnam and ASEAN concerning the East Sea issue and expects the RoKto show stronger attitude toward actions that increase tension in the waters,Luu noted.

He stated that Vietnam always supports everydialogue effort to maintain peace, stability, and denuclearisation in theKorean Peninsula.

He took the occasion to invite the RoKparliament’s leaders to attend the 26th Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF),which will be held in Vietnam in January 2018.

For his part, Park Ju-seon stressed apriority to intensify engagements between the two national assemblies in thecontext of bilateral partnership growing in all fields.

At a meeting on the same day with RoK PrimeMinister Lee Nak-yeon in Seoul, NA Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu expressed hisdelight at the growing bilateral ties over the past 25 years.

He affirmed Vietnam’s external policy ofindependence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification, stressingthat Vietnam pays great attention to boosting the strategic cooperativepartnership with the RoK and is keen on expanding bilateral collaboration insecurity-defence, education and training as well as in international andregional issues.

Along with bolstering economic and tradeties in a balanced, stable and sustainable manner, both sides should alsostrengthen culture, education, tourism coordination and people-to-peoplecontacts, he suggested.

The Vice NA Chairman stated that Vietnamsupports dialogue efforts to maintain peace, stability and denuclearization in the Korean Peninsula.

He also proposed that the RoK assistVietnam in running for the position of UNESCO Director-General for the2017-2021 tenure, while asking for assistance for Vietnamese women married toRoK men.

For his part, PM Lee said that the RoK isinterested in exporting high-speed railway construction technology to othercountries, including Vietnam.

He also lauded Vietnam’s efforts in backingforeign investors, including those from the RoK, to invest in the country.

The RoK PM thanked Vietnam for support thepeace and denuclearisation process in the Korean Peninsula, while expressinghis hope that RoK President Moon Jae-in will visit Vietnam and attend the APECSummit in October.

Earlier, NA Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu andthe Vietnamese NA delegation visited the Samsung Group’s headquarters in Suwon,the capital city of Gyeonggy province.

As scheduled, he will pay a courtesy callto Speaker of the RoK National Assembly Chung Sye-kyun and visit the VietnameseEmbassy in the RoK on June 30 before concluding his visit on July 1.-VNA