National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Tran Quang Phuong met with Iranian Vice President Seyyed Mohammed Hosseini, received Minister of Defence Qaraie Ashtiani and visited Isfahan province, as part of his working visit to the country from December 4 -6.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Ardeshir Larijani on April 8 on the sidelines of the 140th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Doha, Qatar.
Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Cuong stated that Vietnam treasures developing friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Iran, during talks with Iran’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Morteza Sarmadi in Hanoi on March 11.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh on February 19 sent a message of condolences to Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif over a recent terror attack in the country.
Vietnam strongly condemns terror attacks in any form, and such acts must be strictly punished in accordance with the law, stated Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on September 25.
Acting President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh on September 25 extended her condolences to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani over a recent deadly terror attack in the southwestern city of Ahvaz.
There are plenty of room for Vietnamese and Iranian enterprises to cooperate in the fields of oil and gas, petrochemicals, port, information and technology, telecommunication and tourism, said Speaker of the Parliament of Iran Ali Ardeshir Larijani.
Speaker of the Parliament of Iran Ali Ardeshir Larijani appreciated contributions made by the Vietnam-Iran Friendship Association to boosting people-to-people diplomacy between the two nations.
Iran wishes to promote comprehensive partnership with Vietnam, Speaker of the Parliament of Iran Ali Ardeshir Larijani told Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan during their meeting in Hanoi on April 16.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) will continue its close coordination with the National Assembly, Government and relevant agencies of Vietnam to contribute to enhancing the friendship and multi-faceted cooperation with the State and people of Iran, said President of the VFF Central Committee Tran Thanh Man.
Vietnam wants to step up traditional cooperation and friendship with Iran and both sides should work more to bolster economic, trade and investment ties to live up with their strengths and potential, said General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has expressed belief that the ongoing visit by Speaker of the Parliament of Iran Ali Ardeshir Larijani will consolidate bilateral friendship.