At the meeting between NA Vice Chairman Tran Quang Phuong (L) and President of the Senate of Chile Juan Antonio Coloma (Photo: VNA)During his stay in Chile, NA Vice Chairman Phuong held talks withPresident of the Senate of Chile Juan Antonio Coloma, Vice President ofthe House of Representatives Daniella Cicardini, and met with Presidentof the CommunistParty of Chile LautaroCarmona. He had working sessions with other officials from the House ofRepresentatives,the Chilean Navy, and the Chile – Vietnam Friendship ParliamentaryGroup.
At the meetings, Phuong congratulated the government andpeople of Chile on the achievements across all economic, political, andsocial fields they have attained under the leadership ofthe ruling left-wing coalition.
He thanked the Chilean people and progressive, left-wingforces in the Latin American nation for their solidarity and supportfor Vietnam in its struggle for national independence and re-unification in thepast and national construction and development today, while affirming that the VietnameseNA will continue to support the Government in strengthening friendship and cooperationwith Chile.
He expressed his joy at the fruitful development of the friendship andcooperation between Vietnam and Chile, saying that the two countries share manycommon values and actively participate in, enhance cooperation, and support eachother at international, multilateral and bilateral forums.
Phuong briefed the hosts on Vietnam’s socio-economic development and the greatachievements of theDoi moi (renewal) process initiated and led by the Communist Party of Vietnamover nearly 40 years, affirming that Vietnam always attaches importance to relationswith Chile and wishes to promote the bilateral relations in all channels of thegovernment, parliament and people-to-people exchange.
The Vietnamese delegation visits the grave of late President Salvador Allende in Santiago (Photo: VNA) He proposed the two countries’ legislative bodies to promotethe exchange of delegations at all levels, continue to uphold their role in strengtheningbilateral relations, further enhance the role of the parliamentary friendship groupsbetween the two countries, step up exchanges between parliamentarians, and enhanceunderstanding of the two countries' people about the friendship and cooperationbetween Vietnam and Chile.
For their part, leaders of the Chilean bicameral legislature, andPresidentof the CommunistParty of Chileexpressed their belief that the Vietnamese delegation’s ongoing visitwill contribute tofurther promoting the friendship and cooperation between the party,state, parliament, government, and people of the two nations.
The two sides emphasised their determination to further strengthen therelationship between the legislative bodies of Vietnam and Chile through,exchange of law-making experience in areas of mutual interest, and coordinationat international inter-parliamentary forums, close cooperation between the friendshipparliamentary groups, thus contributing to strengthening the bilateral relations.
On the occasion, the Vietnamese delegation laida wreath in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his statue in the park namedafter him in Cerro Navia, Santiago, and visited the graves of late PresidentSalvador Allende and revolutionary artist Victor Jara - a great friend of theVietnamese people.
Following the Chile visit, the delegation will pay a working visit to Mexico./.
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