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Bulgarian NA Speaker’s Vietnam visit to create great cooperation opportunities: legislator

The official visit to Vietnam by Speaker of the Bulgarian National Assembly (NA) Rosen Dimitrov Jeliazkov from January 5-9 will bring about great cooperation opportunities to both countries, Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese NA Committee for External Relations Don Tuan Phong has said.
Bulgarian NA Speaker’s Vietnam visit to create great cooperation opportunities: legislator ảnh 1Speaker of the Bulgarian National Assembly Rosen Dimitrov Jeliazkov (R) and NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue exchange the MoU on cooperation last year. (Photo: VNA)
 Hanoi (VNA) – The official visit to Vietnamby Speaker of the Bulgarian National Assembly (NA) Rosen Dimitrov Jeliazkovfrom January 5-9 will bring about great cooperation opportunities to bothcountries, Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese NA Committee for External RelationsDon Tuan Phong has said.

In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency(VNA) on this occasion, Phong said since the two countries establisheddiplomatic ties in 1950, they have maintained the traditional friendship,especially after the visit to Bulgaria by President Ho Chi Minh in 1957.

Vietnam has received holehearted support fromBulgarian people during its past struggle for national independence andliberation as well as in the present cause of national construction and defence,he noted.

In the new period, the traditional friendship hasbeen promoted and the bilateral cooperation covers across spheres, he said,adding that despite geographical distance, the two countries still wish tomaintain and deepen the relationship.

Regarding legislative cooperation, Phong said it hasbeen enhanced after the first memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed bylegislative leaders of the two countries in 2012.
Bulgarian NA Speaker’s Vietnam visit to create great cooperation opportunities: legislator ảnh 2Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese NA Committee for External Relations Don Tuan Phong. (Photo: VNA)
Last year, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and hisBulgarian counterpart signed another in the former’s official visit to theEuropean nation, aiming to elevate the legislative ties in all areas, bothbilaterally and multilaterally.

Jeliazkov’s visit is the first by a foreignlegislative leader to Vietnam in 2024, he said, emphasising that it demonstratesthe importance Bulgaria attaches to the relationship with Vietnam and its wishto foster, upgrade and deepen the bilateral relationship, including thelegislative ties.

The visit is also set to materialise the MoU reachedby the two NAs in September 2023, he added.  

Jeliazkov is scheduled to holdtalks with his Vietnamese counterpart, witness the signing of a number of cooperationdocuments, and attend a banquet to be hosted by NA Chairman Hue.

The Bulgarian leader will pay a courtesy visit to State President Vo Van Thuong, meet Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and visit somelocalities and the Vietnam National University – Hanoi, where he will alsodeliver a speech.

The Bulgarian side hopes to boost the bilateralrelations in all fields, especially economy, trade, science-technology,education-training, culture, sports, tourism and cooperation betweenlocalities, among others, Phong said./.
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