Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue (second, left) arrives at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka capital on September 21. (Photo: VNA)The top legislator and his entourage were greetedat the airport by Iqbalur Rahim, member of the Parliament; K.M. Abdus Salam,Senior Secretary of the Bangladesh Parliament; and representatives of theVietnamese Embassy in Bangladesh.
Since Vietnam and Bangladesh set up their diplomaticrelations on February 11, 1973, their traditional friendship and multifacetedcooperation have been continuously developed with political trust enhanced, which laid afirm foundation for the two nations to promote partnership across all fields.
Over the past 50 years, the two sides have stoodby stood and support each other during national construction, defence andeconomic development in each country.
Along with maintaining regular high-levelvisits and meetings, the two sides have agreed to work closely to build along-term vision for the bilateral relations, increase visits at high and alllevels, strengthen meetings of existing cooperation mechanisms, and considerthe resumption and upgrading of the Joint Committee on economic, culture,science and technology cooperation in the time to come.
Hue’s visit takes place in the context of the gooddevelopment of Vietnam-Bangladesh friendship and at a time when the twocountries are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of theirdiplomatic relations (1973 - 2023).
It is expected to contribute toconsolidating and expanding the friendship and effective and practicalcooperation between the two countries in all fields, affirming the commitmentof the NA of Vietnam to cooperate with the Bangladeshi Parliament after theVietnam visit by the Speaker of the Bangladeshi Parliament in 2017. It is themost important foreign political event between the two countries on the 50thfounding anniversary of their diplomatic relations, and the first visit by theVietnamese NA Chairman to Bangladesh and the highest leader of Vietnam to visitBangladesh since 2018.
While in Bangladesh, Hue will join host leaders in celebrations of the 50th anniversary of thebilateral diplomatic ties.
He is scheduled to hold talks and meet with seniorleaders of Bangladesh, during which they will discuss measures toconsolidate and promote the friendship and the effective, practical cooperationbetween the two countries in all Party, parliament and government channels,and people-to-people exchange.
The top legislator will also attend a number of cultural, economicand diplomatic activities on this occasion./.
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