Vietnam treasures friendship with Brazil: NA Chairman
The Vietnamese legislature wishes to foster ties with the Brazilian Congress and reinforce the foundation of bilateral relations, he said, affirming Vietnam’s commitment to actively working with Brazil at global and regional parliamentary forums of which both countries are members.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man (R) and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Hanoi on March 28 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)ꦇ - Vietnam treasures and wishes to foster friendship and cooperation with Brazil, the first and only Latin American country forming a Strategic Partnership with Vietnam in November last year, said National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.
Meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Hanoi on March 28, Chairman Man welcomed his state visit to Vietnam, hailing the presence of President of the Brazilian Senate and National Congress Davi Samuel Alcolumbre and Speaker of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies Hugo Motta Wanderley as a clear sign of robust support from the Brazilian Congress and Government for the bilateral friendship and strategic partnership.
He said the Vietnamese NA strongly backs the establishment and concretisation of the Vietnam-Brazil strategic partnership, aiming to deepen cooperation across various fields aligned with both nations’ development needs and interests.
The Vietnamese legislature wishes to foster ties with the Brazilian Congress and reinforce the foundation of bilateral relations, he said, affirming Vietnam’s commitment to actively working with Brazil at global and regional parliamentary forums of which both countries are members.
Man praised the signing of cooperation agreements across politics-diplomacy, trade-industry, security, and sports during the Brazilian President’s visit. He particularly welcomed the Brazilian Government’s decision to recognise Vietnam as a market economy.
The Vietnamese NA will back the ratification and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements, especially in such promising sectors as national defence, agriculture, finance, information and communications, education, healthcare, aviation, semiconductor industry, and digital transformation, he said.
The meeting between NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Hanoi on March 28 (Photo: VNA)
Lula da Silva, for his part, believed that the Vietnamese NA would continue to effectively fulfil its role, particularly in law-building and institutional reform, contributing to Vietnam's overall development, and further elevating its stature in the region and the world.
He expressed confidence that the two Parliamentary Friendship Groups would effectively serve as bridges to foster cooperation and friendship between both nations’ legislatures and people.
On global issues, he underscored support for international cooperation, multilateralism, and peaceful negotiations to end international conflicts, striving to ensure food security, combat poverty, address climate change, and expand the representation of developing nations in global governance institutions.
Accordingly, he expressed desire for the two legislatures to reinforce cooperation on shared concerns such as climate change response and poverty alleviation, serving the interests and needs of both nations while contributing to the protection of multilateralism at international parliamentary forums.
The two leaders vowed to enhance all-level exchanges, including those between top legislators, parliamentary bodies, Friendship Parliamentary Groups, female and young parliamentarians; increase the sharing of expertise in legislation, supervision, and decision-making on key national issues.
They also pledged to leverage the role of their legislative bodies in promoting bilateral ties, ensure the effective implementation of the signed agreements by Government agencies, businesses, and localities; and assist businesses and citizens in living, studying and doing business in each nation./.
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The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
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Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
