The high-ranking delegation from Sri Lanka’s Parliament led by Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa left Ho Chi Minh City on July 19, concluding its Vietnam visit.
During the July 14-19 visit, Speaker Rajapaksa held talks with Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.
The two sides agreed to further boost their friendship and cooperation ties and work closely to supervise the implementation of the cooperation agreements reached by Vietnam and Sri Lanka’s Governments to create a favourable legal environment for the two countries’ businesses to promote trade and investment.
An increase in delegation exchanges between the two parliaments’ committees and friendship parliamentarian groups was agreed to swap experience in parliamentary and legislative activities as well as consult each other at multilateral forums.
In the framework of the visit, the Sri Lankan guests also paid a courtesy visit to President Truong Tan Sang.
In Hanoi, the visiting delegation paid a floral tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum.
Speaker Rajapaksa and his entourage visited Ha Long Bay, a world natural heritage, in the northern province of Quang Ninh and Bai Dinh pagoda, the biggest one in Southeast Asia, in Ninh Binh province.
The Sri Lankan leader met with Chairwoman of the HCM City People’s Council Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam before ending his tour of Vietnam.-VNA
During the July 14-19 visit, Speaker Rajapaksa held talks with Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.
The two sides agreed to further boost their friendship and cooperation ties and work closely to supervise the implementation of the cooperation agreements reached by Vietnam and Sri Lanka’s Governments to create a favourable legal environment for the two countries’ businesses to promote trade and investment.
An increase in delegation exchanges between the two parliaments’ committees and friendship parliamentarian groups was agreed to swap experience in parliamentary and legislative activities as well as consult each other at multilateral forums.
In the framework of the visit, the Sri Lankan guests also paid a courtesy visit to President Truong Tan Sang.
In Hanoi, the visiting delegation paid a floral tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum.
Speaker Rajapaksa and his entourage visited Ha Long Bay, a world natural heritage, in the northern province of Quang Ninh and Bai Dinh pagoda, the biggest one in Southeast Asia, in Ninh Binh province.
The Sri Lankan leader met with Chairwoman of the HCM City People’s Council Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam before ending his tour of Vietnam.-VNA
