National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Speaker of the Parliament of Fiji, Jico Fatafehi Luveni. (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted a reception for the Speaker of the Parliament of Fiji, Jico Fatafehi Luveni, in Hanoi on January 17.
The top Vietnamese legislator said the participation of the Fijian delegation at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26) demonstrates Fiji‘s support of Vietnam in hosting this important event.
Ngan took the occasion to congratulate Fiji on its successful organisation of APPF-25, which she said enhanced the country’s role in the region and the world.
The Vietnamese NA leader affirmed that Vietnam is ready to cooperate and share experience with Fiji in its strong areas, especially agriculture and food security, fishery, infrastructure and health care, in both bilateral and multilateral frameworks with the support of a third country or international organisations, similarly to the model Vietnam has been implementing in some African countries.
She expressed thanks to Fiji over its support of Vietnam in UN cooperative framework and its recognition of Vietnam’s market economy.
The Fijian parliament leader said as a new member of the APPF, the Fiji delegation is delight to attend the APPF 26 to share viewpoints on matters of regional concern, noting that the theme of APPF-26 is useful for Fiji.
Jico Fatafehi Luveni said she supported the proposals of Chairwoman Ngan, and expressed her wish that the two countries and their parliaments will increase cooperation and continue with their mutual support at international forums and organisations, while promoting people-to-people exchange.
She also thanked Chairwoman Ngan for her appreciation of Fiji’s contribution to the success of the 21st Conference of Parties to the UN framework convention on climate change in Paris.
She shared with her Vietnamese counterpart the damages caused by climate change to Fiji, stressing that a common voice of regional countries will help raise awareness and prompt actions to cope with climate change across the world.-VNA
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