President of the Senate of Haiti Youri Latortue pays tribute to the late President Ho Chi Minh (Source: VNA) During the stay from June 17 -20, Latortue held talks withthe Vietnamese NA leader, paid courtesy calls to Party General Secretary NguyenPhu Trong and President Tran Dai Quang, and met Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
He attended a NA plenary session and held working sessionswith the Vietnamese military-run telecom provider Viettel and the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development.
During meetings, both sides highlighted the visit as thefirst exchange of delegations between the two legislatures. They agreed tocontinue maintaining the exchange of all-level visits and mutual support atinternational organisations and multilateral forums such as the United Nations(UN), the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
Vietnam asked for Haiti’s support of its bid to becomemember of the UN Security Council for the 2020-2021 tenure and the Vietnamese candidatefor the post of UNESCO Director General for the 2017-2021 tenure.
The Haitian side expressed wish to promote links acrosstelecommunications, agriculture and gender equality.
On regional and global issues of shared concern, includingthe East Sea issue, the two sides underscored the importance of the settlementof disputes by peaceful means, including diplomatic and legal process in linewith international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Latortue said the principle of respect for international lawis the stance of not only Haiti but also 14 Caribbean countries.
Both sides agreed to soon establish bilateral friendshipparliamentarians’ groups, share experience in parliamentary activities viavisits, as well as work closely together at multilateral parliamentaryforums.-VNA
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