NA leader meets with speaker of Thailand’s lower house in Jakarta
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had a meeting with Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand Wan Muhamad Noor Matha in Jakarta on August 7, during which Hue affirmed that Vietnam highly values the strengthened strategic partnership with Thailand.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (R) meets with Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand Wan Muhamad Noor Matha in Jakarta on August 7 (Photo: VNA)
Jakarta (VNA) – National Assembly (NA) ChairmanVuong Dinh Hue had a meeting with Speaker of the House of Representatives ofThailand Wan Muhamad Noor Matha in Jakarta on August 7, during which Hue affirmedthat Vietnam highly values the strengthened strategic partnership with Thailand.
Hue congratulated the Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives on his new position as President of the National Assembly of Thailand, expressing his hope that Wan Muhamad NoorMatha will continue to make contributions to the growth of the Vietnam-Thailandrelations.
The two sides shared delight at the sound friendship and expandingcooperation between the two countries. They noted that bilateral economicpartnership is growing strongly, with Thailand being Vietnam’s largest tradepartner and the second biggest investors among ASEAN members.
Hue said that in 2023, when the two countries are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the bilateral strategic partnership, the two sides shouldstrengthen coordination to implement the "Three Connects" strategy,including connections in supply chains; connections in economy, businesses andlocalities; and connections in sustainable growth strategies, towards the goal of 25 billion USD in two-way trade.
An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA)
The Vietnamese top legislator asked the parliament of Thailand to continuegiving favourable conditions for the Vietnamese community in Thailand, andsupporting the development of Vietnamese culture in the country, laying thefoundation for people-to-people exchange between the two nations.
For his part, Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha congratulated Vietnam on the country’ssocio-economic achievements, and spoke highly of the contributions that theVietnamese community in Thailand has made to the host society. He affirmed thatthe parliament and Government of Thailand will continue to give optimalconditions for the community.
The two sides agreed that the two legislatures should increase the exchange ofdelegations at all levels, while strengthening cooperation among their specialised agencies.
At the meeting, which was held on the sidelines of the 44th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), NA ChairmanHue invited a Thai parliamentarian delegation to the Ninth Global Conference ofYoung Parliamentarians in Hanoi./.
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National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (R) meets with Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand Wan Muhamad Noor Matha in Jakarta on August 7 (Photo: VNA) 
An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
