NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (right) and President of the Mozambican Assembly Esperanca Laurinda Francisco Nhiuane Bias. (Photo: VNA) The visit, made at the invitation ofVietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, is the first to Vietnamof Bias since she took office as President of the Mozambican Assembly inJanuary 2020. It is also the first visit of a President of the MozambicanAssembly to Vietnam.
During the visit from June 18-23, the Mozambican legislativeleader held talks with NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, paid a courtesy visit toPresident Nguyen Xuan Phuc, had a meeting with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinhand met with standing member of the Secretariat of the Party Central CommitteeVo Van Thuong.
During the meetings, the two sides shared the belief that thevisit of the Mozambican Assembly leader will contribute to strengthening thetraditional friendship between the two countries and deepening the cooperationbetween the two legislative bodies.
They also agreed that economic and trade cooperation betweenVietnam and Mozambique remained modest at 149.5 million USD in 2021. Theydiscussed and reached agreement on major orientations to boost the bilateralpartnership in the time ahead, with economy the focus of cooperation.
As for the ties between the two parliaments, the two sidessigned a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation, which they said will serveas an important legal foundation for the two legislative bodies to expand theirpartnership.
The Mozambican guest also made a working trip to the MekongDelta city of Can Tho./.
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