Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam received Chairman of the Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification Committee of the Republic of Korea’s (RoK) National Assembly, Ahn Hoong Joon on January 11 in Hanoi.

The Deputy PM expressed his satisfaction with the strong development of the Vietnam-RoK strategic cooperative partnership in various fields, especially trade and investment.

He highly valued the recent cooperation between the two legislative bodies, based on the exchange of the high-level delegations and experience sharing.

The Vietnamese Government always welcomes cooperative initiatives proposed by the RoK government and businesses and is willing to create the best possible conditions for RoK long-term investments in the country, he said.

Dam also thanked the Korean National Assembly for its active moves in support and protection of Vietnamese citizens living in the RoK.

For his part, Ahn Joong Hoon highly valued the Vietnamese community’s contribution to his nation’s current socio-economic development.

He proposed the two countries strengthen their cooperation in education and IT development, areas in which the RoK has particular expertise.-VNA