NA Chairman Hue’s visit to deepen Vietnam – Thailand enhanced strategic partnership: Official
Vice chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Committee for External Relations Le Thu Ha has highlighted the significance of the official visit to Thailand by NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue from December 7-10, saying that it demonstrates the importance that Vietnam attaches to the Vietnam-Thailand enhanced strategic partnership.
Vice chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Committee for External Relations Le Thu Ha (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)– Vice chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Committee for External Relations Le Thu Ha has highlighted the significance of theofficial visit to Thailand by NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue from December 7-10,saying that it demonstrates the importance that Vietnam attaches to the Vietnam-Thailand enhanced strategic partnership.
According to the official, theenhanced strategic partnership between the two countries has continued to flourishin recent years. The two sides are actively pushing forward the actionplan for carrying out the enhancedstrategic partnership for 2022 - 2027.
The relations betweenthe legislative bodies of the two countries have been constantly promoted. They have maintained the exchange of all-level delegations, mutual consultations and coordination at multilateral, regional and international inter-parliamentary forums, and contacts, especially high-ranking level on the sideline of multilateral parliamentary events.
Most recently, NAChairman Hue had a meeting with Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives of Thailand Wan Muhamad Noor Matha on the sideline of the 44th General Assembly of AIPA (AIPA-44) in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Chairman Hue’s upcoming visit aimsto continue implementing the foreign policy of the 13th National Congress of theCommunist Party of Vietnam, towards consolidating and expanding the politicalrelations; promoting multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Thailand effectivelyand substantively across the channels of Party, parliament, government, andpeople-to-people exchange; enhancing political trust; and setting up and strengthenpersonal relationships between Vietnamese and Thai senior leaders.
During the visit, the two sideswill discuss orientations and measures to advance the enhanced strategicpartnership in the 2022 - 2027 period and step up cooperation betweentheir legislative bodies within the bilateral and multilateral frameworks, and exchange views on international and regional issues of mutual interest, according to Ha. She added that the two sides are expected to sign cooperative agreements between the two parliaments and their agencies.
NA Chairman Hue will participate in over 30 activities in Bangkok and Udon Thani province during his trip. He willhold talks with and meet Thai senior leaders, and attend several otherimportant political, diplomatic, economic, cultural events.
The signing of cooperationagreements between the two legislatures and their agencies within the visitwill create the basis for parliamentary agencies to organise regular and periodiccooperation activities, contributing to deepening parliamentary cooperation betweenthe two countries, and the bilateral relations between Vietnam and Thailand in general,Ha said./.
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Vice chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Committee for External Relations Le Thu Ha (Photo: VNA) 
