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NA Chairman hails cooperation with Saudi audit

Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Phu Trong received in Hanoi on July 30 Osama Jafar Faquih, President of the General Auditing Bureau of Saudi Arabia.
Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Phu Trong received in Hanoi onJuly 30 Osama Jafar Faquih, President of the General Auditing Bureau(GAB) of Saudi Arabia, stressing his current visit to Vietnam willfurther enhance cooperation between the two auditing agencies as well asthe countries.

Chairman Trong emphasised the state audit’s roleand position, contributing to the development of each nation. He said hewished the GAB would promote cooperation and share its experiences withand help train personnel for the State Audit of Vietnam agency.

Hehailed outcomes of the working session between the two auditingagencies, saying that closer bilateral cooperation will contribute toincreasing friendship and cooperation between the two nations. He wishedthat Vietnam-Saudi Arabia ties will continue strengthening andexpanding to many areas for both sides’ development.

GABPresident Osama Jafar Faquih expressed his pleasure with developments inthe bilateral relations, particularly a milestone visit to SaudiArabia by President Nguyen Minh Triet, which opened opportunities forbilateral cooperation in economy, trade and investment.

Additionally,opening a Saudi Arabian embassy in Vietnam has contributed to bothsides’ joint efforts to promote bilateral cooperation, he added.

Beingauditors of developing countries, the GAB and the State Audit ofVietnam need to work together for future cooperation, he said.

Heaffirmed support for Vietnam within the Asian Organisation ofSupreme Auditing Institutions (ASOSAI). He said he believed in thesuccess of the upcoming ASOSAI session, making important decisions toboost auditing cooperation in the region.

Osama Jafar Faquih isheading a GAB delegation to visit Vietnam and attend the 42ndsession of the ASOSAI executive board scheduled for Hanoi on Aug.4-5./.
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