Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue received President of the Bangladesh-Vietnam Friendship Society (BVFS) Shamsher M. Chowdhury in Dhaka on September 22 as part of the top legislator’s visit to Bangladesh.
Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue (R) and President of the Bangladesh-Vietnam Friendship Society (BVFS) Shamsher M. Chowdhury. (Photo: VNA)
Dhaka (VNA) – Chairman of the VietnameseNational Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue received President of the Bangladesh-VietnamFriendship Society (BVFS) Shamsher M. Chowdhury in Dhaka on September 22 aspart of the top legislator’s visit to Bangladesh.
Hue described the establishment of the BVFS in early 2023 as a milestone, helping to enhance understanding and friendship between the people of the two countries, as well as the bilateral relationship.
The NA leader pledged that after the visit he will instructthe Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) to coordinate with the BVFSin cooperation activities, and consider the formation of the Vietnam-Bangladeshfriendship association.
Hue also suggested the BVFS work harder to contributeto trade and investment promotion, helping Vietnamese and Bangladeshibusinesses explore each other's markets.
For his part, Chowdhury, who is also former ForeignMinister and former Ambassador of Bangladesh to Vietnam, stressed thatBangladesh was the first country in South Asia to recognise and establishdiplomatic ties with the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republicof South Vietnam at the ambassador level.
Vietnam is one of the countries that have played animportant role in the Indo-Pacific, he said.
He emphasised that Hue’s official visit to Bangladeshwill contribute to strengthening the bilateral political, diplomatic and economicties, while fostering the friendship, cooperation and exchange between the people of the two countries.
Chowdhury said the BVFS will propose the Bangladeshigovernment name a road in Dhaka after President Ho Chi Minh./.
Since Vietnam and Bangladesh set up their diplomatic relations on February 11, 1973, the two sides have enjoyed close ties with strong political trust, which lays a firm foundation for them to promote partnership across all fields.
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Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue (R) and President of the Bangladesh-Vietnam Friendship Society (BVFS) Shamsher M. Chowdhury. (Photo: VNA) 
