Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (R) shakes hands with Speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives Habib El Malki before their talks in Rabat on March 28 (Photo: VNA) Rabat (VNA) – Vietnam always places importance to developingthe friendship and multi-dimensional cooperation with African countries, seeingMorocco as her prioritized partner in North Africa, Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said.
The Vietnamese leader made the statement at her talks with Speaker of theMoroccan House of Representatives Habib El Malki in Rabat on March 28, duringher official visit to Morocco.
The Speaker spoke highly of the new development of bilateral ties, saying the similarityin geographical position, -- Vietnam as a gateway to Southeast Asia, andMorocco as a gateway to Africa -- would provide conditions for the twocountries to look into opportunities and possibilities to step up their ties.
He thanked Chairwoman Ngan for inviting Morocco to attend APPF-26, describingit as a step to realize a cooperation agreement signed by the two sides.
Ngan said her visit aims to step up and deepen the friendship and multi-facetedcooperation between the two countries in general and the two law-making bodiesin particular.
The Vietnamese delegation is comprised of some Government members whowill sign four cooperation agreements between ministries and localities. Thedocuments are expected to exert positive impacts on the bilateral ties.
Ngan shared the host’s view about the sound political ties between the twocountries, expressing her wish to welcome the King of Morocco to visit Vietnamin the coming time to discuss bilateral cooperation as well as enhancesolidarity and mutual understanding between leaders and people.
She took the occasion to thank Morocco for its support and coordination atmultilateral mechanisms, affirming Vietnam’s continuous support for Morocco atinternational forums.
Ngan expressed her hope that as a member of the African Union (AU), Moroccowill help boost the relations between Vietnam and the AU as well as the earlyestablishment of official relations.
She pledged that Vietnam is willing to act as an important bridge for therelations between Morocco and other ASEAN countries.
Host and guest agreed that the two countries will increase the exchange of visits,especially high-level ones, and continue working closely at regional andinternational forums, especially that in the UN, Francophonie, and theNon-Aligned Movement.
The countries will continue coordinating closely in bringing into fullplay the efficiency of the joint committee and political consultations whileenhancing locality-to-locality ties towards setting up cooperative relationsand twinning ties between Ho Chi Minh City and Casablanca, Da Nang and Tangier,and Nha Trang and Agadir.
Regarding economic cooperation, Ngan said trade ties between the two countriesremain modest, standing at 212.7 million USD in 2018, noting the figure did notmatch potential and expectations.
In order to further bilateral economic ties, Ngan suggested connecting the twocountries’ business communities, especially business associations in thepromising fields of trade, tourism, and finance towards establishing a JointBusiness Council.
The two sides should facilitate investment promotion activities, holdinternational seminars, forums and fairs in each country, particularly inagriculture, mining, construction materials, chemicals, apparel, footwear andfood processing, she said.
On regional and global issues of shared concern, Ngan affirmed Vietnam’sconsistent stance on the peaceful settlement of sovereignty and territorialdisputes on the basis of respect to international law and the United Nations(UN) Charter, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
On ties between the two legislatures, she affirmed that parliamentarycooperation is one of the effective channels in Vietnam – Morocco ties, makingimportant contributions to stepping up bilateral multifaceted partnership.
Ngan lauded the two law-making bodies for sharing professional experience;maintaining exchange, consultation and mutual support at multilateral forumssuch as the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Francophone ParliamentaryAssembly (APF).
She thanked the Moroccan House of Representatives and its Speaker forstepping up ties between the Vietnamese NA and Asia-Pacific parliamentarycooperation mechanisms via sending high-ranking delegations to conferences heldin Vietnam and ASEAN member states.
On the basis of bilateral cooperation agreement signed in 2017, she proposedthat the Vietnamese legislature and the Moroccan House of Representativesshould boost the sharing of experience in the making of law and parliamentgovernance.
The guest asked for enhancing the exchange of high-ranking delegations to raisemutual understanding and trust among parliamentarians, friendshipparliamentarians’ groups and committees; working closely together to monitorthe implementation of agreements signed between the two governments, ministriesand agencies, as well as multilateral forums such as the IPU, the Asia-PacificParliamentary Forum, the APF and other inter-parliamentary organisations.
Later, both host and guest met the press to inform them the outcomes of talks.
In the morning the same day, NA Chairwoman Ngan and her entourage paid a floraltribute to King Mohamed V.-VNA
The Vietnamese leader made the statement at her talks with Speaker of theMoroccan House of Representatives Habib El Malki in Rabat on March 28, duringher official visit to Morocco.
The Speaker spoke highly of the new development of bilateral ties, saying the similarityin geographical position, -- Vietnam as a gateway to Southeast Asia, andMorocco as a gateway to Africa -- would provide conditions for the twocountries to look into opportunities and possibilities to step up their ties.
He thanked Chairwoman Ngan for inviting Morocco to attend APPF-26, describingit as a step to realize a cooperation agreement signed by the two sides.
Ngan said her visit aims to step up and deepen the friendship and multi-facetedcooperation between the two countries in general and the two law-making bodiesin particular.
The Vietnamese delegation is comprised of some Government members whowill sign four cooperation agreements between ministries and localities. Thedocuments are expected to exert positive impacts on the bilateral ties.
Ngan shared the host’s view about the sound political ties between the twocountries, expressing her wish to welcome the King of Morocco to visit Vietnamin the coming time to discuss bilateral cooperation as well as enhancesolidarity and mutual understanding between leaders and people.
She took the occasion to thank Morocco for its support and coordination atmultilateral mechanisms, affirming Vietnam’s continuous support for Morocco atinternational forums.
Ngan expressed her hope that as a member of the African Union (AU), Moroccowill help boost the relations between Vietnam and the AU as well as the earlyestablishment of official relations.
She pledged that Vietnam is willing to act as an important bridge for therelations between Morocco and other ASEAN countries.
Host and guest agreed that the two countries will increase the exchange of visits,especially high-level ones, and continue working closely at regional andinternational forums, especially that in the UN, Francophonie, and theNon-Aligned Movement.
The countries will continue coordinating closely in bringing into fullplay the efficiency of the joint committee and political consultations whileenhancing locality-to-locality ties towards setting up cooperative relationsand twinning ties between Ho Chi Minh City and Casablanca, Da Nang and Tangier,and Nha Trang and Agadir.
Regarding economic cooperation, Ngan said trade ties between the two countriesremain modest, standing at 212.7 million USD in 2018, noting the figure did notmatch potential and expectations.
In order to further bilateral economic ties, Ngan suggested connecting the twocountries’ business communities, especially business associations in thepromising fields of trade, tourism, and finance towards establishing a JointBusiness Council.
The two sides should facilitate investment promotion activities, holdinternational seminars, forums and fairs in each country, particularly inagriculture, mining, construction materials, chemicals, apparel, footwear andfood processing, she said.
On regional and global issues of shared concern, Ngan affirmed Vietnam’sconsistent stance on the peaceful settlement of sovereignty and territorialdisputes on the basis of respect to international law and the United Nations(UN) Charter, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
On ties between the two legislatures, she affirmed that parliamentarycooperation is one of the effective channels in Vietnam – Morocco ties, makingimportant contributions to stepping up bilateral multifaceted partnership.
Ngan lauded the two law-making bodies for sharing professional experience;maintaining exchange, consultation and mutual support at multilateral forumssuch as the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Francophone ParliamentaryAssembly (APF).
She thanked the Moroccan House of Representatives and its Speaker forstepping up ties between the Vietnamese NA and Asia-Pacific parliamentarycooperation mechanisms via sending high-ranking delegations to conferences heldin Vietnam and ASEAN member states.
On the basis of bilateral cooperation agreement signed in 2017, she proposedthat the Vietnamese legislature and the Moroccan House of Representativesshould boost the sharing of experience in the making of law and parliamentgovernance.
The guest asked for enhancing the exchange of high-ranking delegations to raisemutual understanding and trust among parliamentarians, friendshipparliamentarians’ groups and committees; working closely together to monitorthe implementation of agreements signed between the two governments, ministriesand agencies, as well as multilateral forums such as the IPU, the Asia-PacificParliamentary Forum, the APF and other inter-parliamentary organisations.
Later, both host and guest met the press to inform them the outcomes of talks.
In the morning the same day, NA Chairwoman Ngan and her entourage paid a floraltribute to King Mohamed V.-VNA
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