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Vietnamese, Indian legislative bodies embrace ties

Vietnamese law-makers hoped to shake hands with their Indian partners on legislative activities to increase mutual understanding, solidarity and political ties between the two countries.
Vietnamese law-makers hoped to shake hands with their Indian partners onlegislative activities to increase mutual understanding, solidarity andpolitical ties between the two countries.

NationalAssembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong made the remark while meetingwith Indian Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (Upper House ofParliament) Pallath Joseph Kurien on the sidelines of the 131stInter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly.

TheVietnamese official suggested enhancing gatherings between thefriendship parliamentarian groups to facilitate the implementation ofcooperation programmes, agreements and treaties between the twogovernments to drive the bilateral strategic partnership forward.

She thanked India for supporting Vietnam’s stance on the EastSea issues and sustaining bilateral cooperation in oil and gas miningactivities there.

For his part, Deputy ChairmanPallath Joseph Kurien highlighted the traditional friendship andstrategic cooperative ties which were founded by late President Ho ChiMinh and late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and nurtured by the nextgenerations of leaders and people.

He expressed his pleasure to attend the 132nd IPU Assembly which will be hosted by Vietnam in 2015.

Vietnam and India are working together closely at variousforums, especially at the United Nations, the World Trade Organisation(WTO), and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).-VNA
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