Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah on July 22 was appointed as the 21st President of the Senate of Malaysia, succeeding Senator Mutang Tagal who passed away on May 10 due to a heart disease.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met with Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, President of the Honourable Senate of the Argentine Nation and Vice President of the country, in Buenos Aires on April 24 afternoon (local time).

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted a reception on January 18 for President of the Senate of Malaysia’s Parliament S. Vigneswaran M. Sanasee.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia hosted a banquet to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties on June 22, with Cambodia’s President of the Senate Samdech Say Chhum in attendance.

President of the Senate of the Republic of Haiti Youri Latortue and his spouse arrived in Hanoi on June 17, beginning a six-day official visit to Vietnam.