(VOVworld)- Growing cooperation between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the Parliament of the Federation Wallonie-Brussels, along with the Belgian Federal Parliament, has contributed to the two countries’ overall relations.

National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu (Photo: VNA)

At a meeting with Isabella Emmery, Vice President of the Parliament of the Federation Wallonie-Brussels, on Monday, during his working visit to Belgium and the European Union (EU), NA Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu reiterated Vietnam’s consistent policy of enhancing the relationship with Belgium, an important EU partner of Vietnam, Luu highly valued regular political meetings and high-ranking visits between the two nations. Luu thanked the Belgian Federal Parliament and the Wallonie-Brussels parliament for providing non-refundable aid for Vietnam. The Vietnamese NA Vice Chairman asked the parliament and government of Wallonie-Brussels to strengthen this partnership to help foster Vietnam’s education. Isabelle Emmery said that the Federation Wallonie-Brussels parliament and the Vietnamese NA can bolster ties in official training and environmental management. She said Wallonie-Brussels looks forward to working together with the Southeast Asian nation in drafting and exchanging documents written in French. The French-speaking community in Belgium will expand training assistance by offering scholarships for Vietnamese postgraduates, she said, noting that the region is also ready to share experiences in climate change response and urban transport management. Later that day, NA Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu met with the Vietnamese Embassy staff and representatives of overseas Vietnamese in Belgium.