Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Quang Phuong (L) meets Hamad Ahmed Al Rahoumi, First Deputy Speaker of the Federal National Council (Photo: VNA) Phuong, who was on a working visit to the UAE on December7-8, congratulated the country on its 51st National Day (December 2),and appreciated its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, and activeparticipation in the international political life for peace, stability anddevelopment.
Welcoming the Vietnamese NA delegation, Al Rahoumi said hebelieves that the visit will contribute to promoting the bilateral relations,especially as the two countries are preparing to celebrate the 30th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties next year.
He proposed the two sides step up delegation exchanges, exertefforts to bring two-way trade to 10 billion USD, maintain coordination at multilateralparliamentary forums, soon sign a cooperation agreement between the two parliaments, and consider the establishment of a friendship parliamentarians’ group.
During his stay, NA Vice Chairman Phuong also met MajedSultan Al Mesmar, Director General of the Telecommunications and DigitalGovernment Regulatory Authority (TDRA), who affirmed his willingness to shareexperience with Vietnam in building e-Government through an open mechanism, andsuggested the two countries sign a memorandum of understanding to promotecooperation in this field.
Phuong said that Vietnam pays great attention to developinginformation technology and digital transformation, so as to better themanagement and administration of the Government, State agencies and theNational Assembly to serve production and business activities. businesses andmeet the needs of the people.
He expressed his hope that Vietnam and the UAE will intensifythe exchange of experience in this field.
The NA Vice Chairman also met with staff of the VietnameseEmbassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in the UAE./.
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