Receiving Adisakdi Tanyakul of Deputy Secretery General of Thailand’s Office of National Security Council in Hanoi on August 23, Mr Son expressed his pleasure at the development of Vietnam-Thailand relations, including cooperation in national security and defence.

He said that the two legislative bodies should facilitate bilateral ties in the future.

The Deputy Chairman also reaffirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of attaching importance to multifaceted cooperation with Thailand.

He said he hopes that Thailand would soon stabilise the country, based on its national reconciliation policy, in order to contribute to regional stability and development.

Adisakdi Tanyakul said Vietnam, as ASEAN 2010 Chair, has made a positive contribution to the ASEAN bloc.

He said Vietnam and Thailand have long-lasting traditional relations and that the two countries should continue to work closely to ensure national security and defence for the stability and development of each country and the whole region.