National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong (R) and Vice President of the National Legislative Assembly of Thailand Peerasak Porjit (Source: VNA) Phong hailed the contributions of theThai legislature’s delegation to the success of the Inter-Parliamentary Union(IPU) Asia-Pacific conference on climate change response and actions oflawmakers to realise sustainable development goals, adding that the event ismeant to materialise the IPU’s Hanoi Declaration 2015.
Mentioning the Mekong RiverCommission’s role in coordinating and regulating the use of water resources inthe Mekong River, Phong hoped that Thailand would make positive contributionsin this regard.
According to Phong, the Mekong Deltais hard hit by saline intrusion due to falling Mekong River water flows to theregion – a consequence of climate change.
About bilateral ties, she saidVietnam highly values Thailand’s role in ASEAN.
The host lauded Thailand as one ofVietnam’s leading partners in ASEAN, especially in fisheries. The Thailegislature and government also provide support for Vietnamese nationals in thecountry, she said.
Porjit, for his part, expressed hisdelight at the effective and close bilateral partnership in diverse areas sincethe establishment of diplomatic ties 40 years ago.
He thanked the Vietnamese NA for jointwork in fisheries, and dealing with issues related to fishermen and overseasVietnamese.
The guest believed that the twolegislative bodies would discuss more issues of shared concern to further expandThailand-Vietnam links. - VNA
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