National Assembly (NA) General Secretary and Chairman of the NA Office Bui Van Cuong (left) and Secretary General of the Bulgarian NA Stefana Karaslavova. (Photo: VNA) Cuong said he was very impressed with the beauty and peacefulness ofBulgaria as well as friendly and hospitable Bulgarian people.
He said that Vietnam attaches great importance to relationswith European countries, including traditional friends like Bulgaria, and alwaysremembers the support that Bulgaria has given Vietnam.
For her part, Karaslavova expressed her pleasure at the positive development ofpartnership between the two NAs over the years, including cooperation betweenthe Vietnamese NA Office and the Bulgarian NA Secretariat. There are many areas where the two agencies can learn from each other, she said.
Agreeing with Karaslavova, Cuong said that the NA ChairmanHue’s visit is the first paid by a top Vietnamese legislator after 15 years, andexpressed his belief that the visit will be an important milestone in therelations between the two countries and their parliarments.
During this visit, the top legislators of the two countrieswill sign a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation between thetwo legislatures, which includes updated contents to suit the current situation.
Cuong and Karaslavova are also scheduled to sign an MoU,enabling their agencies to share experience and better perform their tasks.
At the working session, the two sides discussed specificcooperation areas after the signing of the MoUs. Theypledged to work hard together to effectively realise the outcomes of NAChairman Hue’s visit as well as the MoU between the two NAs.
Cuong also took the occasion to invite Karaslavova to visitVietnam./.
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