Cambodian top legislator wraps up official visit to VN
VGP - President of the Cambodian National Assembly Samdech Heng Samrin successfully concluded his official visit to Viet Nam on May 30 at the invitation of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
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Vietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (L) shakes hands with President of the Cambodian National Assembly Samdech Heng Samrin |
The Cambodian high-ranking delegation led by National Assembly President Samdech Heng Samrin and his spouse left Ha Noi, successfully concluding their official visit to Viet Nam from May 28-30.
During the visit, Presdient Heng Samrin held talks with NA Chairwoman Ngan, met PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong, and President of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man, visited the northern province of Ha Nam, and planted a tree at Tam Chuc tourism area in Kim Bang district.
On the occasion, the delegation laid wreaths at a monument dedicated to heroic martyrs and paid tribute to Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum.
During their meetings, both sides said the visit contributes to further boosting relations between the two countries and legislatures in particular.
The two sides agreed to facilitate visits by leaders of the two countries, ministries, agencies, trade unions, and people-to-people exchanges; work closely together to effectively implement signed agreements; and underline the importance of regularly raising public awareness of bilateral comprehensive partnership, especially among young generations.
They agreed to implement the cooperation agreements reached by the two legislatures in July 2012, as well as regularly facilitated visits by NA high-ranking delegations and friendship parliamentarians’ groups.
The two NA committees will monitor the implementation of signed agreements and strengthen ties between the Cambodian NA Secretariat and the Vietnamese NA Office, especially in personnel training and information technology.
They agreed to hold international conventions, such as the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, the annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, among others.
On this occasion, the two top legislators signed a cooperation agreement between the two NAs and witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the Vietnamese NA Office and the Cambodian NA Secretariat./.
By Hoang Ha
