The President of Guinea-Bissau affirmed that Vietnam is a model and example for Guinea-Bissau to learn from in the past struggle for national liberation and the current fight against poverty.
On the morning of September 7, at the National Assembly House, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who is on an official visit to Vietnam from September 5-8, 2024.
Warmly welcoming the President and his wife and the high-ranking delegation of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on their official visit to Vietnam, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man stated: The visit is the first Head of State-level delegation exchange between the two countries in the 51-year history since the two sides established diplomatic relations (1973-2024); he believes that the visit will make an important contribution to consolidating and continuing to develop the traditional friendship formed from the history of solidarity and mutual support in the past struggle for national independence.
The National Assembly Chairman wished Guinea-Bissau a successful organization of the upcoming National Assembly election on November 24, contributing to political stability and creating new driving forces to continue developing the country in the coming time.
President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embaló thanked National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man for the warm welcome given to the delegation; affirmed that Vietnam is a model and example for Guinea-Bissau to learn from in the past struggle for national liberation and the current fight against poverty, thereby firmly stepping on the path of development.
President Umaro Sissoco Embaló emphasized that this visit demonstrates the determination to develop and deepen the cooperative relationship between the two countries to a new height, and to strengthen closer and more effective cooperation in the coming time.
The President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau said that he had a very successful meeting with General Secretary and President To Lam, in which the two sides informed each other about the situation in each country, and signed many important cooperation documents on politics, diplomacy, agriculture, etc. This shows that Guinea-Bissau is ready to promote cooperation with Vietnam.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man affirmed that the Vietnamese National Assembly welcomes and supports the signing of many cooperation documents between the two countries, creating a favorable legal framework to promote the traditional friendship and cooperation between the two countries in the coming time in a more comprehensive, effective and substantive manner.
The National Assembly Chairman congratulated Guinea-Bissau on its recent socio-economic development achievements (economic growth rate of 4.2% in 2022, 2023 and expected to reach 5% in 2024), contributing to building a peaceful and prosperous country with an increasingly important role and position in the West African region and the continent.
The Party, National Assembly and Government of Vietnam always attach importance to and wish to further promote the friendship and multi-faceted cooperation with traditional friends in Africa, including Guinea-Bissau.
To further strengthen the cooperative relationship between the two countries, the National Assembly Chairman asked President Umaro Sissoco Embaló to continue supporting and creating the best conditions for the cooperative relationship between the two countries.
In terms of diplomacy, the two sides promoted increased exchanges of delegations at all levels, especially high-level delegations, through all Party, State, and National Assembly channels, and enhanced people-to-people exchange activities.
In terms of economy and other fields, Vietnam is one of Guinea-Bissau's major export markets. However, two-way trade turnover is not commensurate with the potential and aspirations of the two countries.
The National Assembly Chairman suggested that the two sides strengthen economic and trade cooperation by promoting the import and export of goods that both countries have strengths and demand for, such as rice, cashew nuts, textile materials, footwear, agriculture, aquaculture and seafood, and expanding and deepening cooperation in other potential areas such as agriculture, agricultural, aquaculture and seafood processing, healthcare, education and training, and marine economy.
Regarding parliamentary cooperation, the National Assembly Chairman said that the two countries' National Assemblies need to strengthen cooperation and further promote the role of parliamentary diplomacy in promoting bilateral relations.
Accordingly, promoting the exchange of high-level delegations and specialized committees of the two countries' National Assemblies; National Assembly deputies of the two countries increase exchanges and share experiences in legislative activities, supervision and decision-making on important issues of the country.
The two sides will coordinate, strengthen supervision, ensure effective implementation of cooperation agreements signed by the two countries, and promote the role of the National Assembly in creating a favorable legal framework for the Governments, ministries, departments, branches, organizations and businesses of the two countries to enhance cooperation in all fields.
The two countries' parliaments have increased contact and coordination at international parliamentary forums such as the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Francophone Parliamentary Union (APF), supporting each other on international and regional issues of mutual concern; exchanging on the sidelines of events and sending delegations to attend multilateral activities hosted by the two countries' parliaments.
At the same time, further strengthen parliamentary cooperation at the regional and international levels. The Vietnamese National Assembly is ready to study the possibility of building and promoting relations with the Pan-African Parliament and the Economic Community of West African States Parliament.
On this occasion, through the President, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man sent his regards and invitation to the Chairman of the People's National Assembly of Guinea-Bissau to pay an official visit to Vietnam to discuss bilateral parliamentary cooperation in the coming time.
The National Assembly Chairman believes that the traditional friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Guinea-Bissau in general and the cooperation between the two countries' National Assemblies in particular will be continuously consolidated and developed, for the benefit of the people of the two countries, for peace, stability and prosperity in each region and in the world.
Agreeing with National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man's opinion that parliamentary diplomacy plays an extremely important role, President Umaro Sissoco Embaló said that after the National Assembly election, a Friendship Parliamentarians' Group between Vietnam and Guinea-Bissau will be established, thereby contributing to promoting cooperation between the two countries in the coming time./.
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