National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport on July 1. (Photo: VNA) Hue held talks with top legislators, met with government leaders andministers of Hungary and the UK and witnessed the signing of a number ofmemoranda of understanding on cooperation between ministries and localities.
He took the occasion to thank Hungarian and British leadersand people for donating COVID-19 vaccines and test kits to help Vietnam combatthe pandemic.
The NA Chairman also met with heads of friendship parliamentary groups,friendship associations, corporations and universities in the two countries;attended high-level forums on trade, economy, investment and education; andvisited Vietnamese communities there.
The visits aimed to deepen bilateral cooperation with thetwo European countries and showed the Party's and State's care for Vietnamese expatriates.
The signing of an agreement between the Vietnamese andHungarian National Assemblies marked a new milestone in the two sides’relations, lifting the bilateral parliamentary ties to a new height.
Hue’s visit to the UK, meanwhile, intended to step up the bilateral partnership and push for the effectively implementation of theUK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA). It was also expected to create newengine for the development of the two nations’ ties in politics, diplomacy,trade, economy, education and training, climate change response and others.
The visits also provided a chance for the top leader tovoice Vietnam’s stance on several regional and global issues of mutual concern./.
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