Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung highlighted that close cooperationbetween the Vietnamese National Assembly and its New Zealand counterparthas been an important impetus to promote the comprehensive partnershipbetween the two countries in recent years.
During his meetingwith Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives DavidCarter on March 19, PM Dung spoke highly of positive efforts made by thetwo countries’ Friendship Parliamentarians Associations, saying theystrengthened mutual understanding and trust between the twolegislatures.
He congratulated David Carter on his re-electionas the Speaker of the NZ House of Representatives for the 2014-2017term, expressing his belief that under David Carter’s leadership, NewZealand’s legislature and people will see strong achievements innational development.
The Vietnamese leader informed his host onthe outcomes of his talks with NZ President John Key earlier on the sameday, saying that the two PMs agreed to boost cooperation and deepen thebilateral comprehensive partnership towards upgrading it to StrategicPartnership in the future.
The two sides also reached aconsensus on signing an aviation transport protocol and a memorandum ofunderstanding on food safety, added PM Dung.
David Carteraffirmed the two nations’ legislative bodies and parliaments willcontinue working closely to enhance the bilateral comprehensivepartnership.
The New Zealand House of Representativessupports efforts to strengthen and develop the comprehensive partnershipfor the sake of the two countries’ peoples as well as for peace,stability and prosperity in the region and around the world, the Speakerstressed.
He also announced that a House ofRepresentatives delegation will attend the 132 nd Inter-ParliamentaryUnion Assembly (IPU-132) in Hanoi later this month, aiming to makepositive contributions to the important event’s success.-VNA
During his meetingwith Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives DavidCarter on March 19, PM Dung spoke highly of positive efforts made by thetwo countries’ Friendship Parliamentarians Associations, saying theystrengthened mutual understanding and trust between the twolegislatures.
He congratulated David Carter on his re-electionas the Speaker of the NZ House of Representatives for the 2014-2017term, expressing his belief that under David Carter’s leadership, NewZealand’s legislature and people will see strong achievements innational development.
The Vietnamese leader informed his host onthe outcomes of his talks with NZ President John Key earlier on the sameday, saying that the two PMs agreed to boost cooperation and deepen thebilateral comprehensive partnership towards upgrading it to StrategicPartnership in the future.
The two sides also reached aconsensus on signing an aviation transport protocol and a memorandum ofunderstanding on food safety, added PM Dung.
David Carteraffirmed the two nations’ legislative bodies and parliaments willcontinue working closely to enhance the bilateral comprehensivepartnership.
The New Zealand House of Representativessupports efforts to strengthen and develop the comprehensive partnershipfor the sake of the two countries’ peoples as well as for peace,stability and prosperity in the region and around the world, the Speakerstressed.
He also announced that a House ofRepresentatives delegation will attend the 132 nd Inter-ParliamentaryUnion Assembly (IPU-132) in Hanoi later this month, aiming to makepositive contributions to the important event’s success.-VNA