NA Vice Chairman Tran Quang Phuong (right) and Mayor of Bern city Alec von Graffenried at their meeting on March 25 (Photo: VNA) The meeting was part of theVietnamese NA delegation’s working trip to Switzerland.
The twosides discussed parliamentary cooperation and partnerships between the twocountries’ localities, including Bern, to help develop the Vietnam - Switzerlandrelations in a result-oriented manner in all spheres.
Phuongcalled on Bern to continue supporting and creating optimal conditions for theVietnamese community in Switzerland to settle down, integrate into the localsociety, and promote their role as a bridge for enhancing bilateral ties.
At the session, Trees shared thefunctions, tasks, and experience of the Bern Grand Council’s Secretariatin advising the Secretary General about relevant issues to ensure transparency,modernity, and professionalism in performance.
Also on March25, the Vietnamese delegation had a working session with Mayor of Bern city Alecvon Graffenried.
The NA Vice Chairman of Vietnam briefed the hosts on the country’s socio-economic development achievementsover nearly 40 years of Doi moi (Renewal), along with its development targetsand strategy.
He expressed his hope that relations between the twocountries, their capital cities, and other localities will keep reapingfruitful results to contribute to peace, stability, prosperity, anddevelopment.
Mayor Graffenried noted he is impressedwith the beauty of the Vietnamese land, people, and culture, adding he hopes tovisit Vietnam, its NA building, and Hanoi in the near future.
Earlier, Vice Chairman Phuong and theNA delegation visited and met with members of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission inGeneva and the Vietnamese Embassy in Switzerland./.
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