Vietnam, Australia foster cooperation
(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese National Assembly wants to contribute to fostering Vietnam-Australia strategic partnership, said National Assembly Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien at a Monday meeting with Rowan Ramsay, Chair of the Australian Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library.
 NA Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien (R) receives Rowan Ramsay, Chair of the Australian Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library in Hanoi, July 16, 2018. (Photo: Quang Khanh) |
Mr. Hien called for more high-level exchanges between the two parliaments, and said he hopes Australia will increase investment in Vietnam’s agriculture and tourism sectors.
The same day, the Australian delegation had a working session with Secretary General and Chairman of the Office of the NA Nguyen Hanh Phuc, who is also Chairman of the Vietnam-Australia Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group. Mr. Phuc said he hopes Vietnam and Australia’s cooperation will become even more effective.