Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Duc Hai (R) and Bernd Lange, Chairman of the European Parliament (EP)'s Committee on International Trade. (Photo: VNA) Hai noted with pleasure positive developments in therelations between Vietnam and the EU as well as the Vietnamese legislature andthe EP, saying Vietnam is now an important partner of the EU in the Associationof Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Asia-Pacific.
The Vietnamese NA highly values joint efforts in maintainingthe substantive and effective inter-parliamentary dialogue channel through delegationexchange, he said.
Regarding the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA),which went into force on August 1, 2020, he said it has helped push thetwo-way trade, affirming that Vietnam will seriously and fully fulfill itscommitments in the deal as well as other international commitments it has made.
The legislator held that there will be more ample roomfor the two sides to boost their trade ties once the EU-Vietnam InvestmentProtection Agreement (EVIPA) ratified by all parliaments of EU member countriesand put into force.
He called on the EP to support strengthening the partnershipand comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and the EU and its membercountries across fields, including inter-parliamentary cooperation, and Vietnam-EUcollaboration in green transition, digital transformation, and climate changeresponse.
Hai suggested Lange urge the European Commission (EC)to soon remove its “yellow card” warning against Vietnamese seafood to contributeto ensuring livelihoods for Vietnamese fishermen and supplies to the EU market; and the EU and its members to further back Vietnam’s and ASEAN’s stance on settlingdisputes in the East Sea peacefully on the basis of international law,especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
For his part, Lange said the two sides have held many activities to materialisecommitments between the Vietnamese legislature and the EP on the establishmentof a regular dialogue mechanism on the EVFTA, stressing it is significant topromoting Vietnam - EU cooperation.
Sharing Hai’s view on the importance ofthe trade deal, he said it has given many boosts to the economic and politicalrelations, and affirmed that Vietnam is the EU’s important partner in theASEAN, and that the impressive trade growth reflects their huge potential fordevelopment cooperation.
Forthe fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, Lange cited the EC'sDirectorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries as saying that Vietnamhas made great efforts in equipping its fishing boats with the vesselmonitoring system, fixing shortcomings in the implementation of EUrecommendations, and internalising international treaties.
He suggested the two sides maintain their exchange and dialoguemechanisms in an open and constructive manner to forge the partnership andcomprehensive cooperation./.
He called on the EP to support strengthening the partnershipand comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and the EU and its membercountries across fields, including inter-parliamentary cooperation, and Vietnam-EUcollaboration in green transition, digital transformation, and climate changeresponse.
Hai suggested Lange urge the European Commission (EC)to soon remove its “yellow card” warning against Vietnamese seafood to contributeto ensuring livelihoods for Vietnamese fishermen and supplies to the EU market; and the EU and its members to further back Vietnam’s and ASEAN’s stance on settlingdisputes in the East Sea peacefully on the basis of international law,especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
For his part, Lange said the two sides have held many activities to materialisecommitments between the Vietnamese legislature and the EP on the establishmentof a regular dialogue mechanism on the EVFTA, stressing it is significant topromoting Vietnam - EU cooperation.
Sharing Hai’s view on the importance ofthe trade deal, he said it has given many boosts to the economic and politicalrelations, and affirmed that Vietnam is the EU’s important partner in theASEAN, and that the impressive trade growth reflects their huge potential fordevelopment cooperation.
Forthe fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, Lange cited the EC'sDirectorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries as saying that Vietnamhas made great efforts in equipping its fishing boats with the vesselmonitoring system, fixing shortcomings in the implementation of EUrecommendations, and internalising international treaties.
He suggested the two sides maintain their exchange and dialoguemechanisms in an open and constructive manner to forge the partnership andcomprehensive cooperation./.
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