Second Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand Supachai Phosu (R) welcomes Vietnamese Ambassador Phan Chi Thanh (Photo: VNA)He acknowledged the two legislatures’ close coordination atmajor regional and international forums such as the Inter-Parliamentary UnionAssembly (IPU) and the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), as well ascooperation activities between the two countries’ Friendship Parliamentarians’Groups,
He affirmed the Thai National Assembly will send ahigh-level delegation to visit Vietnam as soon as the COVID-19 pandemic is brought under a good control.
The Thai official also spoke highly of Vietnam’s pandemiccontrol and economic recovery efforts, as well as its recent decision to resumeinternational air routes with more than 20 countries and territories, includingThailand.
The senior legislator also praised Thai citizens of the Vietnamese origin for their contributions to socio-economic development ofThailand in particular as well as the two nations’ relations in general, affirmingthat the Government and National Assembly of Thailand always support thecommunity.
For his part, Ambassador Thanh expressed his delight at thepositive developments of the Vietnam - Thailand strategic partnership,especially in politics, economics, trade and investment.
Thailand is Vietnam’s leading trading partner in ASEAN withtwo-way trade reaching nearly 19 billion USD last year, while it is the ninthlargest investor among the more than 130 countries and territories pouring capitalinto Vietnam, he noted.
The Vietnamese Embassy considers promoting economic cooperation between Vietnamand Thailand a primary focus of its work, the diplomat told his host.
He took the occasion to thank the Thai Government and NationalAssembly for creating favourable conditions for Thai people of the Vietnameseorigin in the country./.
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