National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visits the Embassy and meets the Vietnamese community in Iran

The National Assembly Chairman expressed his belief that the Vietnamese community in Iran will grow stronger, always unite, help each other, and preserve Vietnamese cultural identity.

Chủ tịch Quốc hội Vương Đình Huệ thăm Đại sứ quán và gặp gỡ cộng đồng người Việt Nam tại Iran

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks. (Source: VNA)

On the occasion of his official visit to Iran, on the evening of August 8, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visited the Vietnamese Embassy and met with the Vietnamese community in Iran in the capital Tehran.

At the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Iran Luong Quoc Huy informed the National Assembly Chairman and the delegation about the results of the Embassy's activities, the situation of the Vietnamese community in the host country and the current situation in Iran.

The Ambassador said that the Iranian leaders highly valued the visit of the National Assembly Chairman, hoping that through this visit, the cooperation between the two countries would be promoted more effectively and substantially. Currently, Iran is lacking agricultural products such as melons, pineapples, coconuts, rambutans, sweet potatoes, etc. These are products that Vietnam has strengths in, so it can increase exports to Iran.

Representatives of the Vietnamese community in Iran expressed their emotions when National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visited and encouraged them; saying that this is an opportunity for the community to gather under the common roof of the Embassy. They affirmed that they always have affection for their homeland and country; make every effort to contribute to the development of both Iran and Vietnam, and promote the image of the country and Vietnamese people in Iran.

Talking to officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese community in Iran, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue expressed his joy at visiting the Embassy and compatriots on the first day of his official visit to Iran.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said this is the first visit to Iran by a Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman in 25 years. The visit is of great significance as it coincides with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Iran.

The National Assembly Chairman said that the two countries have very good political and diplomatic relations. The Supreme Leader of Iran has good feelings for the country and people of Vietnam, especially admiring President Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Giap. Iran has always supported Vietnam in the past struggle for national independence and unification as well as in the current construction and development of the country.

The National Assembly Chairman also said that on the first working day, the National Assembly Chairman held talks with the Iranian Parliament Chairman, and together with the Iranian Parliament Chairman signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the two countries' parliaments; and met with the Iranian President.

Both the President and the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament agreed that the two countries need to promote trade cooperation commensurate with the good political relations and potential of each country. Currently, bilateral trade and investment cooperation between Vietnam and Iran is still very modest.

In addition, during this visit, relevant ministries and branches of both sides also signed a number of important cooperation agreements aimed at protecting citizens and creating favorable conditions for investors and businesses of the two countries to promote cooperation.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue with officials, staff of the Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Iran. (Source: VNA)

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said that although the Vietnamese community in Iran is “not large but strong”, people are always united, help each other and turn towards their homeland and country.

The National Assembly Chairman stated that the Party and State of Vietnam always consider the overseas Vietnamese community an inseparable part of the Vietnamese national community; many policies give top priority to citizen protection; and care for preserving the Vietnamese language as well as cultural identity in the overseas Vietnamese community.

The National Assembly has just approved a new visa policy such as issuing electronic visas to the public and extending the validity period of visas and the length of stay of foreigners in Vietnam by three times. The National Assembly is currently considering amending the Law on Nationality and the Law on Elections to create the most favorable conditions for people to contribute to building their homeland and country.

The National Assembly Chairman expressed his belief that the Vietnamese community in Iran will grow stronger, always unite, help each other to develop together; focus on preserving and teaching the younger generations to speak and write Vietnamese, as well as preserving other cultural identities of the Vietnamese people.

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