Geneva, July 30 (VNA) – Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man expressed his appreciation for the growing ties between Vietnam and Ireland, underscoring Vietnam’s consistent policy of valuing its friendship and multifaceted cooperation with the European country, particularly in the parliamentary sphere.
NA Chairman Man made the statement during a meeting with Verona Murphy, Ceann Comhairle (Speaker) of Dáil Éireann - the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of Ireland on July 29 afternoon (local time) in Geneva, Switzerland, on the margins of the sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament.
Stressing the importance of the EU-Vietnam Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation, he urged the Irish Parliament to early ratify the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) to bolster trade and investment collaboration between the two nations.
For her part, Murphy reaffirmed Ireland’s commitment to expanding cooperation with Vietnam in trade, investment, and education. She voiced support for the establishment of a Parliamentary Friendship Group with Vietnam in the Irish Parliament to further strengthen inter-parliamentary ties, and agreed on enhancing coordination at multilateral forums.
Acknowledging the contributions of the Vietnamese community to Ireland’s socio-economic development, she affirmed that Ireland will continue supporting their integration and success, thereby promoting deeper mutual understanding between the two peoples.
The two leaders concurred on advancing bilateral cooperation through increased delegation exchanges at all levels, particularly among specialised committees and parliamentary friendship groups, alongside closer legislative collaboration and broader engagement in trade, investment, education and training, science and technology, and people-to-people exchanges.
Chairman Man invited his Irish counterpart to pay an official visit to Vietnam at a suitable time and the latter accepted the invitation with pleasure./.
