Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam and Mexico need to promote cooperation betweentheir Parliamentary Friendship Groups, National Assembly Vice Chairwoman TongThi Phong said while receiving Chairwoman of the Mexican Senate’s Foreign RelationsCommittee Gabriela Cuevas Barron in Hanoi on August 18.
Expressing her delight at the fruitful development of bilateral relations inthe fields of economy, politics, culture and society, Phong affirmed thatMexico is Vietnam’s leading trade partner in the region.
She noted with pleasure mutual support and close cooperation between the twocountries at multilateral organisations and thanked the American country for itssupport to Vietnam in the past struggle for national liberation as well as thecurrent cause of national construction and development.
While lauding Senator Barron’s candidacy for the President of theInter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Phong believed that with her experience,competence and leadership capacity, she will receive great advocacy from IPU’smember parliaments.
For her part, the Mexican Senator said that she has been impressed byVietnamese people and their achievements in national construction anddevelopment during three visits to the Southeast Asian country.
This visit would create opportunities for both sides to exchange views on bilateraland multilateral issues, she said, adding that Mexico expects Vietnam will backits candidacy for IPU chairmanship for the 2017-2020 tenure.
She also hoped that the two countries will enhance collaboration in IPU’sactivities in the coming time.-VNA