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Vietnamese, Fijian legislatures urged to boost ties

The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) and the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji should enhance exchanges and the sharing of experience in lawmaking to make their ties more practical and effective, said NA Vice Chairman Do Ba Ty.
Vietnamese, Fijian legislatures urged to boost ties ảnh 1NA Vice Chairman Do Ba Ty (R) and Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji Ruveni N. Nadalo (Source: VNA) 
HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnamese NationalAssembly (NA) and the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji should enhanceexchanges and the sharing of experience in lawmaking to make their ties morepractical and effective, said NA Vice Chairman Do Ba Ty.

He made the suggestion at a meeting with Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of FijiRuveni N. Nadalo on the sidelines of the on-going symposiumthemed “Climate change and actions of legislators” of the Inter-Parliamentary Union(IPU) for the Asia-Pacific region, in HCM City on May 11.

Vietnam is willing to share experience and support Fiji in training personnelin agriculture, rural development and healthcare, he stressed, hoping that the relationsbetween the two States, including the parliamentary ties will be flourishing forthe sake of the two people.

He hailed active contributions of Fijian parliamentarians to the 25th Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF 25) inFiji as well as to the IPU’s symposium.

Vice Chairman Ty said the transfer of the APPF Chairmanship from Fiji toVietnam marked a significant milestone in the bilateral relations in generaland between the two legislative bodies in particular since the two nationsestablished diplomatic ties in 1993.

For his part, Ruveni N. Nadalo said his country’s Parliament wants to boostcooperation and experience sharing in lawmaking with all countries, includingVietnam, in order to improve the quality of parliamentarians and legislativeactivities.

The guest said the Fijian Parliament made strong moves in increasing the rateof female parliamentarians, and encouraging women to involve in making laws andbuilding policies.

Working visits to Vietnam helped the Fijian Parliament gather valuableexperience in raising the number of new and female legislators as well as issuesrelating to parliamentarians’ operation in making law, he added. - VNA 
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