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Belgian lower house leader affirms support for collaboration with Vietnam

The President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, Eliane Tillieux, on February 16 affirmed her backing for strengthening relations with Vietnam while receiving Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Van Thao in Brussels.
Belgian lower house leader affirms support for collaboration with Vietnam ảnh 1President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, Eliane Tillieux (R) receives Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Van Thao (Photo: VNA)
Brussels (VNA) - The President of the Belgian Chamber ofRepresentatives, Eliane Tillieux, on February 16 affirmed her backing forstrengthening relations with Vietnam while receiving Vietnamese AmbassadorNguyen Van Thao in Brussels.

Leaders of the Belgian parliament over the past time haveattached great importance to maintaining and consolidating relations with the SoutheastAsian nation, including cooperation between localities and citizens, statedTillieux.

She also pledged to coordinate closely with the VietnameseNational Assembly in promoting common concerns in socio-economic affairs, sharinglegislative experience, and carrying out activities in celebration of the 50th founding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties this year.

Thao said that thanks to the effective implementation of theEU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), two-way trade hit a record high of 6billion EUR (6.34 billion USD) last year, up 65% year-on-year.

Therefore, to boost investment, he proposed the Belgianlower house support and promote the ratification of the EU-Vietnam InvestmentProtection Agreement (EVIPA).

He also conveyed NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s invitation tovisit Vietnam to the Belgian lower house leader./.
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