The Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium, as rotating Chair of the ASEANBrussels Committee (ABC) in the second half of the year, successfullyhosted a working visit of ambassadors of ASEAN member countries inBelgium to the European Parliament (EP) in Strasbourg in France fromOct. 26-27.
Within the framework of the visit, theASEAN ambassadors paid a courtesy visit to EP President Jerzy Buzek.They also met with EP Deputy President Libor Roucek and the EPdelegation for relations with ASEAN countries.
At themeetings, the sides exchanged views on issues of common concern,especially efforts in dealing with the public debt crisis in Europeand ASEAN’s plan to establish an ASEAN Community by 2015.
They also discussed specific measures to further strengthen relationsbetween the national assemblies of ASEAN member countries and the EP.
Vietnamese Ambassador Pham Sanh Chau spoke highly ofthe fine development in relations between the Vietnamese NationalAssembly with the EP, suggesting the two sides coordinate closely toprepare for the visit to EP by Vietnamese National Assembly ChairmanNguyen Sinh Hung at the end of this year.
As part of the visit, ASEAN ambassadors attended a plenary session of the EP./.