A voter in Hai Phong casts his ballots to elect deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 tenure (Photo: VNA)Moscow (VNA) – Russiane-newspaper Rusvesna (RussiaSpring) on May 26 ran an article highlightingthe role played by the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) in promotinginternational economic integration and comprehensive strategic partnership withRussia.
The article also underlined Vietnam’s elections of deputies to the 15thNational Assembly (NA) and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026tenure on May 23, affirming that the general election was a success.
During the last five years, Vietnam signed three agreements on establishingmultilateral free trade areas with partners, namely theComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), andRegional Comprehensive Partnership Agreement (RCEP).
Meanwhile, two bilateral free trade agreements between Vietnam and the UK(UKVFTA) and between ASEAN and Hong Kong (AHKFTA) were also signed during theperiod.
All these agreements have positive impacts on Vietnam's economic integration, bringingbenefits to the country as most of Vietnam's industries are geared towards exports,the article stressed.
The 15th NA, together with the Party and Government of Vietnam, will continue toperform the tasks set by the 13th NA, especially realising the goal of turning thecountry into a developed economy by the mid-21st century, it said.
Regarding Vietnam-Russia relations, the article said meetings ofrepresentatives of the Russian and Vietnamese legislative bodies at variouslevels take place annually. Notably, then Vietnamese NA Chairwoman Nguyen ThiKim Ngan and Chairman of the State Duma of Russia Vyacheslav Volodin signed anagreement on establishment of a high-level inter-parliamentary commission in Hanoi in late 2018.
The Vietnamese NA has made many important contributions to promotingcooperation with Russia, it noted.
The article showed a belief that coordination between the two legislatures willbe further strengthened, and their direct dialogues through the high-level inter-parliamentary commission will be resumed after the COVID-19 pandemic isunder control./.
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