Vietnam, Ireland pledge stronger ties in multiple fields
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam wants to deepen its friendly and multi-faceted cooperation with Ireland, including parliamentary ties, said National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man during a meeting with Ms. Verona Murphy, Speaker of the Irish House of Representatives, on the sidelines of the 6th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Switzerland on Tuesday.
 Vietnam and Ireland pledge stronger ties in multiple fields (Photo: VOV) |
Man said the establishment of Parliamentary Friendship Groups serves as a vital bridge for enhancing cooperation between the two legislatures. He urged the Irish Parliament to soon ratify the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) to facilitate trade and investment ties.
Speaker Murphy affirmed Ireland’s commitment to strengthening trade, investment, and education cooperation with Vietnam, and expressed support for establishing a Parliamentary Friendship Group with Vietnam to boost inter-parliamentary collaboration. She also agreed to enhance cooperation between the two countries in multilateral forums such as the United Nations and the ASEAN-EU framework.
The two leaders agreed to further legislative cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and partnerships in trade, investment, education, and science and technology.
Later the same day, Chairman Tran Thanh Man also met with Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.