A delegation of the National Assembly (NA)'s Committee for External Relations led by its chairman Vu Hai Ha made a working visit to the Dominican Republic from July 18-20 as part of the NA’s foreign affair programme this year.
Chairman of the NA's Committee for External Relations Vu Hai Ha (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A delegation of the National Assembly (NA)'s൩ Committee for External Relations led by its chairman Vu Hai Ha made a working visit to the Dominican Republic from July 18-20 as part of the NA’s foreign affair programme this yea𒁃r.
Within the framework of the visit, the delegation met with President of the Senate of the Dominican Republic Ricardo de los Santos, Secretary-General of the United Left Movement Party (MIU) and Minister of Regional Integration Policies of the Dominican Republic José Miguel Mejía Abreu, Minister of Energy and Mines Antonio Almonte, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Víctor Ito Bisonó Haza, and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Rubén Silié Valdez.
At the meetings, Ha emphasized that the visit - the first of the Vietnamese National Assembly to the Dominican Republic - opens up a new chapter in the relationship between the two countries’ legislative bodies, thereby contributing to strengthening the traditional relations between the two countries.
Both sides are pleased to see that the relations have developed positively and witnessed practical results. They highlighted the official opening of the embassy of the Dominican Republic in Hanoi in February 2023 as an important milestone in the bilateral relations which was founded by Presidents Ho Chi Minh and Juan Bosch.
Ha emphasised that Vietnam will always remember the valuable support of the Government, NA and people of the Dominican Republic for Vietnam during its struggle for national independence and development. He affirmed that the Vietnamese NA will continue to support the promotion of the friendship and cooperation with the Dominican Republic.
At the working sessions, the two sides shared the view that the current bilateral economic and trade of over 100 million USD each year is not commensurate with the good political relations and the potential of the two countries. They agreed to strongly promoting the relations, especially in areas where both sides have strengths such as trade - investment, climate change response, digital transformation, renewable energy, culture, education, tourism, while creating favourable conditions for businesses of the two countries to learn about each other's markets.
Senate President Santos informed his guest that the Dominican parliament on July 18 issued a Resolution to establish the Dominican - Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group which is expected to boost the parliamentary cooperation between the two countries in the coming time.
On this occasion, Ha expressed his thanks to the leaders of the Dominican Republic for extending their condolences to NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man and the Vietnamese people over the passing of the Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
Ha also conveyed NA Chairman Man’s greetings and invitation to the Senate President to visit Vietnam soon./.
The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) always values the friendly relations and cooperation with the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) and political parties of the Dominican Republic, said Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung.
Vietnam always attaches importance to and looks to strengthen the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with the Dominican Republic, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told a Dominican guest.
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