Top legislator lauds solidarity of Vietnamese expats in Kazakhstan
NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of Vietnamese people in Kazakhstan shortly after arriving in the capital Astana on October 16 for an official visit to the country.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (L) visits the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of Vietnamese people in Kazakhstan on October 16 (Photo: VNA)
Astana (VNA) – National Assembly ChairwomanNguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy andrepresentatives of Vietnamese people in Kazakhstan shortly after arriving inthe capital Astana on October 16 for an official visit to the country.
Detailing her embassy’s activities, AmbassadorDoan Thi Xuan Hien said the organisation of Vietnamese and Kazakh culture daysin each other’s countries have helped enhance cultural exchanges and tourismcooperation.
Bilateral trade has been growing over the pastyears, from below 80 million USD before 2012 to more than 360 million USD in2016, she noted, expressing her belief that as members of the Vietnam-EurasianEconomic Union Free Trade Agreement, their trade will keep rising and reach 500million USD soon.
Chairwoman Ngan informed embassy staff andVietnamese expatriates about the outcomes of the recent sixth plenum of the12th-tenure Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, the socio-economicsituation since the year’s beginning, and preparations for the parliament’sfourth sitting in late October.
She affirmed that the Party and State supportVietnam’s overseas representative agencies to fulfill their duties.
The leader also applauded the solidarity of theVietnamese community in Kazakhstan, asking them to continue complying withlocal laws and help tighten the two countries’ friendship.
The top legislator is on a three-day visit toKazakhstan at the invitation of Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament KassymJomart Tokayev and Chairman of the Mazhilis (lower house) of the ParliamentNurlan Nigmatulin.
This is the first-ever visit to the CentralAsian country by a leader of the Vietnamese parliament.-VNA
Kazakhstan wants to boost cooperation with Vietnam, especially in politics, trade and investment, Kazakh Ambassador to Vietnam Beketzhan Zhumakhanov has said.
Kazakhstan can be the gateway for Vietnamese firms to enter the East Europe market, according to Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Vietnam Beketzhan Zhumakhanov.
Vietnam and Kazakhstan should bolster exchanges of delegations at all levels and hold political consultations to enhance the efficiency of bilateral cooperation, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh.
Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in Astana on October 16 afternoon, beginning her three-day official visit to Kazakhstan.
Describing the exhibition as a large-scaled, content-rich, and unprecedented event with high requirements and limited preparation time, PM Pham Minh Chinh urged all ministries, sectors, and localities to participate with the highest sense of responsibility, ensuring the exhibition is inclusive, objective, truthful, feasible, and impactful.
Vietnam’s attendance reaffirms its consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification, and comprehensive, intensive, extensive and effective international integration.
Cheng stressed that this is third time PM Chinh has attended the meeting and he is among the few senior government officials participating in this year's event, which is considered as a rare and commendable gesture.
The fact that the Vietnamese PM has been invited to attend and speak at this important event for three consecutive years reflects the WEF as well as the international business community's recognition and high regard for Vietnam's position, role, and contributions to global and regional economic growth.
This new era marks a crucial phase in which the country must strive with determination to fulfil its strategic objectives, achieving breakthrough development at new levels of sophistication, quality, and global standing, laying the foundation for further growth. Era after era forms a continuous history of development, ascending steadily from one level to the next.
The resolution on such mechanisms aims to serve as a legal basis for opportunely dealing with difficulties and hindrances caused by legal regulations in important, priority, and urgent areas that require immediate settlement so as to unlock resources, facilitate economic development, and turn legislation into a competitive edge.
PM Pham Minh Chinh instructed chairpersons of the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to strictly follow the Ministry of Finance's guidelines on handling public finances and budgets, with a focus on preventing wastefulness, misconduct, or corruption.
Knapper reaffirmed the US's commitment to supporting a strong, independent, prosperous and resilient Vietnam, while respecting each other’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence and political systems.
Vietnam is deeply concerned about the escalating and complex conflict in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to the lives and safety of civilians, as well as to regional and global peace and stability.
The Vietnamese Embassy advises the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Israel to strictly comply with directions from the Home Front Command and local authorities.
Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (L) visits the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of Vietnamese people in Kazakhstan on October 16 (Photo: VNA) 
