Chairman of the National
Assembly (NA) Nguyen Sinh Hung has suggested that the NA and the Senate
of the Czech Republic need to continue bolstering mutual cooperation and
support at multilateral forums.
At the
reception for visiting Vice President of the Czech Senate Miluse Horska
in Hanoi on October 29, Chairman Hung expressed his belief that the
guest’s trip will contribute greatly to promoting ties between the two
sides and legislative bodies, thanking the European nation for its
valuable support for the Vietnamese course of national construction and
protection.
He also asked the Czech Republic to
continue to aid Vietnam in furthering its ties with the European Union
(EU) for the early approval of the Vietnam-EU Partnership and
Cooperation Agreement as well as more negotiations to reach a Free Trade
Agreement.
Vietnam, an active member of the
Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN), is willing to support and
serve as a bridge to help the Czech Republic enhance cooperation with
the bloc and its member countries, he added.
At
the reception, Horska said the community of overseas Vietnamese in the
Czech Republic was recognised as an ethnic minority group, which marks a
milestone in the two sides’ cooperation and friendship ties.
She also voiced her wish that the two countries will continue the
sharing of experience in lawmaking to further intensify cooperation
between the two people.-VNA