A delegation of Vietnamese parliamentarians led by Nguyen Van Giau,Chairman of the National Assembly’s Economic Committee, paid a workingvisit to the UK from December 14-19 to boost the friendship andcooperation with their British counterparts.
During their stay,on December 17, the guests were received by Chairman of the UK’sAll-Party Parliament Group on Vietnam (APPG) George Howarth, whoaffirmed that his group will continue urging the UK Government tofurther bolster ties with Vietnam and raise its stronger voice insupport of the Asian country in issues related to the East Sea andnavigation safety.
He also vowed to back Vietnam at the European Parliament and wished to earn the country’s support in international issues.
Forhis part, Giau, who is head of the newly-established Vietnam-UKFriendship Parliamentarians’ Group (VUFPG), thanked APPG for raisingfunds for Vietnamese Agent Orange victims and Howarth himself forsupporting Vietnam when China illegally placed its oil rig HaiyangShiyou-981 in Vietnam ’s exclusive economic zone and continentalshelf last May.
VUFPG will work closely with APPG to further promote the relations between the two nations in the future, he said.
Thesame day, the delegation met with British parliamentarians who willattend to the 132 nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union(IPU-132) to be hosted by Vietnam next year.
Giau informedthe hosts of Vietnam’s preparations for the event, which he said willcreate an important forum for the Union’s member parliaments to outlinepost-2015 development strategies as well as help raise the voice ofAsian nations in the IPU.
During their trip, thedelegation had a working session with the Vietnam-UK Network, whichgathers individuals, organisations and businesses joining their hands toboost bilateral relations.-VNA
During their stay,on December 17, the guests were received by Chairman of the UK’sAll-Party Parliament Group on Vietnam (APPG) George Howarth, whoaffirmed that his group will continue urging the UK Government tofurther bolster ties with Vietnam and raise its stronger voice insupport of the Asian country in issues related to the East Sea andnavigation safety.
He also vowed to back Vietnam at the European Parliament and wished to earn the country’s support in international issues.
Forhis part, Giau, who is head of the newly-established Vietnam-UKFriendship Parliamentarians’ Group (VUFPG), thanked APPG for raisingfunds for Vietnamese Agent Orange victims and Howarth himself forsupporting Vietnam when China illegally placed its oil rig HaiyangShiyou-981 in Vietnam ’s exclusive economic zone and continentalshelf last May.
VUFPG will work closely with APPG to further promote the relations between the two nations in the future, he said.
Thesame day, the delegation met with British parliamentarians who willattend to the 132 nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union(IPU-132) to be hosted by Vietnam next year.
Giau informedthe hosts of Vietnam’s preparations for the event, which he said willcreate an important forum for the Union’s member parliaments to outlinepost-2015 development strategies as well as help raise the voice ofAsian nations in the IPU.
During their trip, thedelegation had a working session with the Vietnam-UK Network, whichgathers individuals, organisations and businesses joining their hands toboost bilateral relations.-VNA
