(VOVworld) – A senior Vietnamese National Assembly delegation, led by Vice Chairman Huynh Ngoc Son, visited Slovakia from September 13 to 16.

Vietnamese Assembly Delegation met with Deputy Speaker of the Slovak National Counci Renata Zmajkovicova (Photo: VNA)

The delegation paid a courtesy visit to the Speaker of Slovakia’s National Council, Pavol Paska, and held talks with leaders of the Committee for National Defense and Security and Foreign Relations of the Slovak National Council. Vice Chairman Son spoke highly of the great relations between Vietnam and Slovakia, adding that Vietnam was preparing for the 65^th anniversary of Vietnam-Slovakia diplomatic ties next year. Mr. Son applauded the EU’s statement on the East Sea released on May 8^th. He expressed his hope that Slovakia will continue to support Vietnam in settling sea disputes by peaceful means based on international law including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea toward adopting a Code of Conduct in the East Sea.