NA Chairman delighted at Vietnam – RoK ties
Hanoi (VNA) – Chairman of the
Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue expressed his delight at the
development of ties between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) during a reception in
Hanoi on August 24 for President of the RoK-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’
Group Kim Tae-nyeon.
Hue spoke highly of results of meetings and exchanges
between the two friendship parliamentarians’ groups, considering them practical activities on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of
bilateral diplomatic relations this year, contributing to further deepening the Vietnam –
RoK strategic partnership in general and ties between the two legislatures in
particular.
He said he noted with pleasure that relations between the two
legislatures, and between the two friendship parliamentarians’ groups have been
growing, contributing to realising agreements reached by the two countries’ leaders and another by the legislatures in 2013.
He hailed the RoK as one of the top economic
partners of Vietnam, ranking first in investment, second in official
development assistance, and third in trade. Both sides have regularly
maintained bilateral cooperation mechanisms while people-to-people exchanges
have become more frequent, with about 170,000 Koreans living in Vietnam and
200,000 Vietnamese in the RoK. About 65,000 multi-cultural families have served
as a bridge linking the two nations together.
Kim, for his part, recalled the Vietnam visit
by President of the RoK NA Park Byeong-seug in 2020 and Hue’s visit to the RoK
in 2021 amid COVID-19 pandemic as evidence of fine bilateral ties.
He informed the host about his working session
with the Vietnam – RoK Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group led by its Chairwoman
Nguyen Thi Thanh.
He described Vietnam as one of the key partners
of the RoK not only in Southeast Asia, but also in Indo-Pacific. Over the past
three decades, the two countries have reaped positive results in politics,
economy and culture. He believed that there remains room for bilateral cooperation to expand, especially in strategic fields and goals set during Hue’s visit to
the RoK last year. Both sides set the goal of lifting two-way trade to 100
billion USD in 2023 and 150 billion USD in 2030 in a balanced and sustainable
manner. They will boost collaboration in climate change response, health
care, national defence-security and cultural exchange.
Stressing that new President of the RoK NA Kim Jin-pyo pays special attention to the development of ties with Vietnam,
Kim Tae-nyeon expressed his belief that relations between the two legislatures will
thrive.
The guest wished that Vietnam would support the
RoK in hosting the 2030 Busan World Expo.
The RoK Government is paying attention to
measures to ensure long-term stability and diversity of material supply chain
so the RoK wishes for Vietnam’s cooperation in key areas of global supply chain, he
said, adding that he hopes the Vietnamese top legislator will help Korean firms
and financial organisations expand operations and open branches in Vietnam,
thus attracting more Korean investments in the country.
Hue also shared his view that both sides should
contribute to maintaining the long-term stability of the global supply chain,
especially in the current context.
According to him, the two friendship parliamentarians’
groups should step up exchanges in specific fields such as women, health care,
education and training. More attention should be also paid to the Vietnamese
community in the RoK as well as the Korean community in Vietnam.
Apart from the State support, he said they
could offer mutual support in different forms to contribute to bilateral ties.
Hue told his guest that Vietnam’s economic growth reached 7.72% in
the second quarter and inflation was low. The Vietnamese NA is also preparing
for a socio-economic forum in September to discuss consolidating macro-economic
foundations, thus ensuring the effective operations of foreign investors. Following
the forum, the legislature expects to issue important policies in its fourth
meeting later this year./.