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| National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria Rosen Zhelyazkov. (Source: VNA) |
On the morning of September 25 (local time), within the framework of the official visit to Bulgaria, the official welcoming ceremony for National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue took place solemnly at Alexander Nevsky Square, the center of the capital Sofia, under the chairmanship of Bulgarian National Assembly Chairman Rosen Zhelyazkov.
Immediately after the welcoming ceremony, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had a meeting and talks with the Chairman of the Bulgarian National Assembly.
At the talks, Bulgarian National Assembly Chairman Rosen Zhelyazkov warmly welcomed National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and the high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly on their official visit to Bulgaria; warmly congratulated the great achievements of Vietnam's Doi Moi cause, in which the Vietnamese National Assembly plays a very important role.
National Assembly Chairman Rosen Zhelyazkov affirmed that Bulgaria always attaches importance to the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries, which has been nurtured by many generations of leaders of the two countries over the past seven decades, affirming that the visit of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue is of great significance, marking a new step forward in bilateral relations.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue expressed his joy at leading a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to visit the beautiful, peaceful and hospitable country of Bulgaria for the first time as Chairman of the National Assembly; and thanked the Bulgarian National Assembly for its warm welcome and brotherly friendship.
On this occasion, the National Assembly Chairman respectfully conveyed to the Bulgarian National Assembly Chairman the greetings and best wishes for health from the leaders of the Party and State of Vietnam.
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| National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks. (Source: VNA) |
Affirming that the State, National Assembly and people of Vietnam always remember the valuable and sincere assistance of Bulgaria during the struggle for independence as well as in the construction and development of the country today, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue emphasized that Bulgaria is one of the first countries to recognize and establish diplomatic relations with Vietnam as well as helping to train more than 30,000 officials and technicians, including many high-ranking Vietnamese leaders such as former National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung and former Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan.
The National Assembly Chairman affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to and wishes to strengthen the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Bulgaria; expressing his belief that the visit will contribute to promoting bilateral cooperation in depth, substance and comprehensiveness in all fields.
In a spirit of friendship and frankness, the two National Assembly Chairmen had in-depth discussions on many issues, both bilaterally and multilaterally.
The two sides agreed that bilateral cooperation has been strengthened and continuously developed in many aspects in recent times, but is not yet commensurate with the political trust and potential of the two sides. With the desire and determination to deepen the cooperation in all areas, the two sides agreed on a number of major cooperation orientations.
In terms of politics and diplomacy, the two sides agreed to continue to increase the exchange of delegations at all levels, especially high-level delegations and between ministries, branches and localities; strengthen cooperation between committees and agencies of the National Assembly, promote the role of supervision and promote the implementation of agreements and commitments between the two countries; continue to coordinate and support each other at regional and international forums such as the United Nations, the European Union (EU), and ASEAN.
The National Assembly Chairman affirmed that Vietnam supports the Bulgarian National Assembly in strengthening and enhancing relations with the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA). The Bulgarian National Assembly Chairman thanked and affirmed support for Vietnam in cooperation with the EU and the European Parliament.
The two leaders agreed that economic cooperation between the two countries has continued to develop positively in recent times, with bilateral trade turnover continuously growing.
To improve the trade balance and enhance economic cooperation, the two sides affirmed their support for the effective implementation of bilateral and EU-signed documents, and the early organization of the 24th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee on Economic, Trade and Scientific Cooperation; creating favorable conditions for products with strengths and complementary to each other to access each other's markets, while opening up new areas of cooperation, in line with the development needs of both sides and general trends such as processing, manufacturing, high technology, innovation, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, especially maritime economic cooperation, logistics on the basis of taking advantage of Bulgaria in the Black Sea and Vietnam in the East Sea.
On this occasion, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue respectfully thanked the Bulgarian National Assembly for ratifying the Vietnam-European Union Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) right before the visit, affirming that this is a very meaningful gesture, demonstrating the importance of the traditional friendship and cooperation in many fields between the two countries, while creating a solid and favorable legal basis for businesses of the two countries to expand investment cooperation in the coming time after the agreement comes into effect.
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| Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria Rosen Zhelyazkov speaks. (Source: VNA) |
National Assembly Chairman Rosen Zhelyazkov suggested that both sides should exploit the advantages that EVIPA brings, study the establishment of joint ventures in Vietnam or Bulgaria to produce products that both sides need or export to third markets.
The two sides agreed that education and training, labor, tourism, and local cooperation are traditional areas of cooperation with great potential that need to be exploited more effectively in the coming time.
Accordingly, the number of student exchanges between the two countries will increase, especially strengthening the teaching and learning of Vietnamese at Bulgarian universities; innovating and improving the quality of labor cooperation; sharing experiences and cooperation in the field of tourism; encouraging localities of the two countries to cooperate with each other...
On this occasion, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue respectfully thanked and requested the Bulgarian Government and National Assembly to create favorable conditions for the community of nearly 1,000 Vietnamese people in Bulgaria to live stably and integrate into the local community, continuing to be an effective bridge to strengthen the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries and peoples in all fields.
Spending much time discussing the relationship between the two National Assemblies, the two Chairmen were pleased to see that the cooperation between the two countries' National Assemblies is developing well and agreed on the need to maintain regular exchanges of high-level delegations, between specialized committees and Friendship Parliamentarians' Groups; increase information and experience sharing in parliamentary activities; continue to closely coordinate and support each other at multilateral forums such as the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership (ASEP) Conference, etc. The Chairmen of the Bulgarian National Assembly congratulated Vietnam on successfully organizing the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians.
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| National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue holds talks with Bulgarian National Assembly Chairman Rosen Zhelyazkov. (Source: VNA) |
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed that the Vietnamese National Assembly advocates promoting parliamentary diplomacy, enhancing bilateral parliamentary cooperation, and actively participating in regional and international forums in the spirit of being a responsible member of the international community, making positive contributions to maintaining peace, stability, cooperation and development.
Discussing international and regional issues, the two leaders agreed that all conflicts and disputes should be resolved by peaceful means, on the basis of international law and the United Nations Charter. National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue asked Bulgaria to continue supporting ASEAN's central role and ASEAN's stance on the East Sea.
National Assembly Chairman Rosen Zhelyazkov expressed that Bulgaria always pays close attention to and highly appreciates Vietnam's role and position in the region and ASEAN as well as Vietnam's peaceful foreign policy of "dialogue instead of confrontation", valuing relations with neighbors as well as promoting relations with major partners, contributing to maintaining peace and stability in the region and the world.
The two leaders expressed their belief that today's successful talks will consolidate the foundation of good political relations and elevate the traditional friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Bulgaria. On this occasion, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue respectfully invited National Assembly Chairman Rosen Zhelyazkov to visit Vietnam and the Bulgarian National Assembly Chairman happily accepted the invitation.
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| National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Bulgarian National Assembly Chairman Rosen Zhelyazkov signed a cooperation agreement between the two parliaments. (Source: VNA) |
In order to further strengthen the practical, effective and sustainable development of the friendly and cooperative relationship between the National Assembly of Vietnam and the National Assembly of Bulgaria, right after the talks, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and National Assembly Chairman Rosen Zhelyazkov signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the National Assembly of Vietnam and the National Assembly of Bulgaria.
The Memorandum of Understanding takes effect from the date of signing, replacing the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the National Assembly of Vietnam and the National Assembly of Bulgaria on April 16, 2012.
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| National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Bulgarian National Assembly Chairman Rosen Zhelyazkov witnessed the signing ceremony of the Cooperation Agreement between the Office of the Vietnamese National Assembly and the Office of the Bulgarian National Assembly. (Source: VNA) |
Next, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and National Assembly Chairman Rosen Zhelyazkov witnessed the signing ceremony and exchange of four cooperation documents, including: Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the Office of the National Assembly of Vietnam and the Secretariat of the National Assembly of Bulgaria; Cultural cooperation program between the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam and the Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria for the period 2024-2026; Tourism cooperation plan between the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam and the Ministry of Tourism of Bulgaria for the period 2024-2026 and cooperation documents between Vinh Phuc province and Pernik province (Bulgaria).
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| National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria Rosen Zhelyazkov met the press. (Source: VNA) |
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and National Assembly Chairman Rosen Zhelyazkov met with the press to announce the results of the talks between the two National Assembly Chairmen.
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| National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Bulgarian National Assembly Chairman Rosen Zhelyazk laid flowers at the Unknown Soldier Monument in the capital Sofia. (Source: VNA) |
On the same morning, in the capital Sofia, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly laid wreaths at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier.
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