National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrives at Heathrow Airport in London on June 28, beginning his three-day official visit to the UK. (Photo: VNA) Thevisit aims to maintain and deepen the cooperative relations between the two countries and affirm the importance Vietnam attaches to the Vietnam - UK Strategic Partnership.
Through meetings andworking sessions with the UK’s authorities, businesses and the Vietnamesecommunity in the UK, Vietnam expects to attract more resources serving its post-pandemicsocio-economic development.
The visit aims to maintain and deepen the cooperative relations between the two countries. (Photo: VNA) The visit is expected to contribute to furtherstrengthening the Vietnam-UK Strategic Partnership in various fields and at alllevels, promoting cooperation between the two countries’ legislative bodies; and expanding cooperation in potential fieldssuch economy, trade - investment, finance - banking, health care,education - training, defence – security, climate change adaptation, aviation, pharmaceuticals, and renewable energy inline with the JointDeclaration on the Vietnam - UKStrategic Partnership.
The focus of the visit is to promote bilateral economic and tradecooperation, and speed up the development of legal policies for economic cooperationbetween the two countries through the parliamentary channel, towards effectivelyimplementing the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA).
Notably, a seminaron educational cooperation will be held with the participation of representativesfrom leading universities, corporations, educational organisations of bothsides in order to seek ways for further strengthening cooperation in educationand training between the two countries.
Rightafter his arrival, the Vietnamese top legislator had a meeting with officialsand staff from the Vietnamese Embassy, and representatives of the Vietnamesecommunity in the UK.
He suggested Vietnamese associations and organisations in the UK continue to play an important role in buildingan increasingly stable and developing community, becoming a solid bridge forthe Vietnam-Vietnam strategic partnership.
Thelegislator expressed his hope that the network of Vietnamese experts andintellectuals in the UK will continue to closely connect with the homeland,contributing valuable knowledge and human resources to the country./.
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