Speaking at the opening ceremony on July25, permanent Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnamese NA Tong Thi Phong spoke highlyof close cooperation between the two offices over the past years.
To maintain the efficiency of the annualconference, Phong suggested the offices select specific topics to discuss,intensify the sharing of experience in serving the two legislative bodies,especially in helping the Chairperson, the NA Standing Committee and NAagencies carry out external relations work.
According to Nguyen Hanh Phuc, Secretary General of the Vietnamese NA and head of its Office, following up theoutcomes of the two NA’s conference in Son La in early July, this conferencefocuses on discussing the coordination between the NA Office and the provincialPeople’s Council Office in serving operations of the NA and the People’s Council,as well as the implementation of the NA Secretariat’s missions.
Secretary General of the Lao NA SuansavanhVigaket affirmed that the conference offers a good chance for the two officesto assess contents of signed cooperation agreements to address the shortcomingsin order to better serve the two legislative bodies.-VNA