Jakarta (VNA) – The Vietnamese National Assembly(NA)'s delegation had bilateral meetings with delegation heads from AIPA observernations on the occasion of the 44th General Assembly of the ASEANInter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 8.

Chairman of the NA Committee for External Relations VuHai Ha met with Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Policy and InterparliamentaryCooperation of the Ukrainian Parliament Oleksandr Merezhko; Chairman of the GeorgianParliament's Committee for Foreign Affairs Nikoloz Samkharadze; member of the ForeignRelations and Inter-Parliamentary Ties Committee of the Azerbaijani Parliament,MP Kamran Bayramo; and Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives of theNational Assembly of Belarus Valery Mitskevich.

Meanwhile, Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese NA's Committee for External Relations Don Tuan Phong held a meeting with Chairman ofthe European Parliament (EP) Delegation for Relations with the Countries ofSoutheast Asia and ASEAN Daniel Caspary.

At the meetings, Ha stressed that Vietnam alwaysattaches importance to the friendship and good cooperation with the countries,and wishes to expand collaboration with its traditional friends in all spheres,for the benefits of both sides.

He suggested the two sides maintain their close coordinationand mutual support at multilateral forums and international organisations,especially at international inter-parliamentary forums like the Inter-ParliamentaryUnion (IPU) and the AIPA.

The legislator used the occasion to convey invitationsto the foreign legislatures to send representatives to the 9th GlobalConference of Young Parliamentarians slated for September in Hanoi.

The Ukrainian side affirmed that the country wants tostrengthen its relations with Vietnam, and expressed concern over issuesregarding food and energy security, and the disrupted supply chain, which have notonly adversely impacted Ukraine but also emerged as a global headache.

The two sides shared the view that disputes should be settledby peaceful measures in line with international law, and agreed to worktogether to handle obstacles to the bilateral cooperation, especially in economy,trade and investment.

Meanwhile, Vietnam and Azerbaijan agreed to workharder to make their bilateral trade ties on par with their potential as wellas promote their traditional friendship.

At the meeting with the EP delegation, the two sides pointedto the rapid, unexpected developments of the regional and global situation, andthe need to settle disputes by peaceful measures and in accordance withinternational law, saying relevant sides should take stronger actions for peaceand prosperity in the region and the world.

Phong suggested Vietnam and the EP maintain the exchange of high-leveldelegations and meetings, and effectively implement cooperation mechanismsin all spheres, from politics, and national defence and security, to trade andinvestment.

Meanwhile, Vietnam and Georgia consented to step up cooperationin the areas where both sides have potential like transport, infrastructuredevelopment, digital transformation, just energy transition, culture andtourism, and increase trade and investment promotion activities.

At the meeting with Deputy Chairman of the House ofRepresentatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Valery Mitskevich, Ha suggestedthe two countries foster results-oriented cooperation, and optimise theirpotential and strengths as well as trade agreements to boost their economic andtrade ties.

At the same time, the two sides should strengthentheir parliamentary ties, both bilaterally and multilaterally, he said./.