National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (L) and Chairman of the Mazhilis (lower house) of the Kazakhstani Parliament Nurlan Nigmatulin (Source: VNA) Astana (VNA) – TheParty, State and people of Vietnam want to step up cooperative relations withKazakhstan in all fields, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
At the talks with Chairman of theMazhilis (lower house) of the Kazakhstani Parliament Nurlan Nigmatulin in Astanaon October 17, Ngan said her ongoing visit aims to enhance and deepen thefriendship and traditional cooperation between the two countries in general andthe two parliaments in particular.
She said the bilateral relationship is thriving in various areas, ranging frompolitics to economy, trade, culture, tourism and security, with two-way trade nowreaching 300 million USD per year.
The top legislator affirmed that the Vietnamese Government and relevantagencies always support and create favourable conditions for foreignbusinesses, including those from Kazakhstan, expressing her wish that Kazakhstanwill assist Vietnamese firms in seeking investment opportunities in thecountry.
The two leaders held that the Vietnam-Eurasian Economic Union Free TradeAgreement (VN-EAEU FTA), which came into one year ago, has generated manyopportunities for Vietnamese and Kazakhstani businesses. Therefore, they suggestedthe two sides make the most of tax incentives offered by the pact to boostexports.
Nigmatulin said Kazakhstan hopes to further beef up partnerships with Vietnamin the fields of agriculture, transport and tourism.
Ngan urged the two sides to evaluate the one-year implementation of the VN-EAEUFTA to withdraw lessons and set forth measures in order to continue implementingthe deal effectively.
They said that Vietnam should increase its export of rice, rubber, coffee,seafood, computers, phones, machines and equipment to Kazakhstan whileimporting metal, steel and iron, ore, minerals and other products from thecountry.
The two leaders agreed to maintain the Vietnam-Kazakhstan Inter-governmentalCommittee on Economic-Commercial and Scientific-Technological Cooperation, andsoon organise the eighth meeting of the committee.
In addition to enhancing mutual support at international organisations,especially the UN, Vietnam and Kazakhstan need to strengthen collaboration inall channels, between the parties, states, localities, business andpeople-to-people exchange.
In the realm of security, Ngan suggested that the two nations should intensifycooperation and focus on exchanging information and combating terrorism,transnational and high-tech crimes, and illegal immigration. She underlined theneed for the two sides to soon reach consensus on the contents of an agreementon the transfer of convicted persons so that it could be signed in the comingtime.
Nigmatulin said Kazakhstan want to exchange legislative experience with Vietnamand suggested the two sides expand cooperation between specialised committees ofthe two parliaments.
While consenting to the host’s proposal, Ngan said legislative ties are animportant channel for cooperation between Vietnam and Kazakhstan, saying theVietnamese NA wants to enhance its cooperation with the Kazakhstani Parliamentat regional and international forums.
The top legislators also agreed to continue the exchange of high-rankingdelegations as well as between parliamentary committees and agencies, whilejoining hands to supervise the implementation of cooperation agreements signedbetween the two governments.-VNA
At the talks with Chairman of theMazhilis (lower house) of the Kazakhstani Parliament Nurlan Nigmatulin in Astanaon October 17, Ngan said her ongoing visit aims to enhance and deepen thefriendship and traditional cooperation between the two countries in general andthe two parliaments in particular.
She said the bilateral relationship is thriving in various areas, ranging frompolitics to economy, trade, culture, tourism and security, with two-way trade nowreaching 300 million USD per year.
The top legislator affirmed that the Vietnamese Government and relevantagencies always support and create favourable conditions for foreignbusinesses, including those from Kazakhstan, expressing her wish that Kazakhstanwill assist Vietnamese firms in seeking investment opportunities in thecountry.
The two leaders held that the Vietnam-Eurasian Economic Union Free TradeAgreement (VN-EAEU FTA), which came into one year ago, has generated manyopportunities for Vietnamese and Kazakhstani businesses. Therefore, they suggestedthe two sides make the most of tax incentives offered by the pact to boostexports.
Nigmatulin said Kazakhstan hopes to further beef up partnerships with Vietnamin the fields of agriculture, transport and tourism.
Ngan urged the two sides to evaluate the one-year implementation of the VN-EAEUFTA to withdraw lessons and set forth measures in order to continue implementingthe deal effectively.
They said that Vietnam should increase its export of rice, rubber, coffee,seafood, computers, phones, machines and equipment to Kazakhstan whileimporting metal, steel and iron, ore, minerals and other products from thecountry.
The two leaders agreed to maintain the Vietnam-Kazakhstan Inter-governmentalCommittee on Economic-Commercial and Scientific-Technological Cooperation, andsoon organise the eighth meeting of the committee.
In addition to enhancing mutual support at international organisations,especially the UN, Vietnam and Kazakhstan need to strengthen collaboration inall channels, between the parties, states, localities, business andpeople-to-people exchange.
In the realm of security, Ngan suggested that the two nations should intensifycooperation and focus on exchanging information and combating terrorism,transnational and high-tech crimes, and illegal immigration. She underlined theneed for the two sides to soon reach consensus on the contents of an agreementon the transfer of convicted persons so that it could be signed in the comingtime.
Nigmatulin said Kazakhstan want to exchange legislative experience with Vietnamand suggested the two sides expand cooperation between specialised committees ofthe two parliaments.
While consenting to the host’s proposal, Ngan said legislative ties are animportant channel for cooperation between Vietnam and Kazakhstan, saying theVietnamese NA wants to enhance its cooperation with the Kazakhstani Parliamentat regional and international forums.
The top legislators also agreed to continue the exchange of high-rankingdelegations as well as between parliamentary committees and agencies, whilejoining hands to supervise the implementation of cooperation agreements signedbetween the two governments.-VNA
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