Chairman of the Vietnam-Thailand Friendship Parliamentarian Group Pham DinhToan made the suggestion during a working session with visiting Chairman of theThailand-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarian Group Sakchai Tanaboonchai in Hanoion February 6.
Toan spoke highly of the contributions made by Sakchai Tanaboonchai and otherparliamentarians in the National LegislationCouncil of Thailand to fostering the bilateral relations in general and betweenthe two countries’ legislatures in particular.
He affirmed that the partnership between the two groups serves as an important channelin term of parliamentary diplomacy, helping strengthen the friendship andcooperation between the two nations’ legislative bodies and people.
He hoped Thai parliamentarians will continue to support and cooperate withVietnam and other member countries of the Great Mekong Sub-region (GMS) in addressingissues related to water security and sustainable use and management of water resourcesin the Mekong River.
For his part, Sakchai Tanaboonchai highlighted the flourishingdevelopment of the bilateral relationship over the last four decades, and effectiveactivities of the two groups in recent time as well.
He expressedhis hope that the two groups will enhance the sharing of information and workingexperience, and cooperation, thus promoting the relations between Vietnam and Thailandin general and the two countries’ law-making agencies in particular.-VNA