During their stay from April 19-22, the delegation met with PascalDeguilhem, a French parliamentarian and Chairman of the France-VietnamFriendship Parliamentarian Group, who affirmed that the FrenchParliament is keen on cooperating with Vietnam .
He said the French Parliament hopes to promote delegation exchanges atall levels with the Vietnamese NA, diversifying parliamentarycollaboration as well as affiliation among professional committees ofthe two parliaments.
On April 20, the delegation hada working session focusing on in-depth professional issues with BernardPecheur from the Conseil d’Eat, the supreme administrative court ofFrance that also provides advice to the government on legislation.
On April 21, the delegation met with Jean-Jacques Hyest, member of theLaw Committee of the French Parliament’s Senate, who introduced thelocal process for holding referendums as well as legal frameworks forprotest freedoms.
Earlier the same day, the delegation worked with the Justice Ministry on the law of accessing administrative documents.
According to Ly, the working sessions provided useful information onrelevant issues for Vietnamese legislators, helping them prepare for thedrafting of related laws.
At the meetings, bothsides expressed their delight at the growing partnership between the twoparliaments, pledging to work harder together to further the relationsas part of efforts to consolidate the strategic partnership betweenVietnam and France .
On April 22, the delegation left France to start another working visit in Belgium.-VNA