Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (R) receives Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran Ali Ardeshir Larijani in 2018 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The upcoming first officialvisit to Iran by Vuong Dinh Hue in his capacity as Chairman of the VietnameseNational Assembly (NA) will mark a particularly important milestone in paving the way for further expansion of multifaceted cooperation between the twolegislatures in the coming time, said Vice Chairman of the NA’s Committee for Foreign Affairs Le Anh Tuan.
NA ChairmanHue will attend the 44th General Assembly of the ASEANInter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44) and pay official visits toIndonesia and Iran from August 4-10 at the invitation of Speaker of thePeople's Representative Council of Indonesia and AIPA Chair Puan Maharani, andSpeaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.
In an interview recently granted to the press, Tuan said over the past years, tiesbetween the Vietnamese NA and the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran havebeen growing, evidenced by official visits, exchanges and meetings by theirleaders. The friendship parliamentarians’ groups of both countries have alsoengaged in meetings and working sessions both in-person and online formats.
He added that the top legislator's visitwill take place at a time when the two countries are celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties, marking nearly 25 years since the Iran visit in 1999 by NA ChairmanNong Duc Manh and five years after the Vietnam visit by the top Iranianlegislator in 2018.
According to the official, the visit will contribute tofacilitating the exchange of delegations at all levels, especially leaders ofthe legislature, the Council for Ethnic Minority Affairs, the NA committees, youngparliamentarians’ group and friendship parliamentarians’ group, in order to shareinformation and experience in legislative activities.
It is also expected touphold the NA’srole in overseeing law enforcement and realising international agreements andtreaties that have been signed or stepped up for signing, thereby creating alegal framework to bolster bilateral cooperation. It is meant to furtherimprove the effectiveness of coordination mechanisms at multilateralparliamentary forums such as the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and other multilateralparliamentary organisations.
At thesame time, the trip is also expected to contribute to nurturing bilateral collaboration fromthe central to ministry and local levels, he said./.
