NA vows to cement ties with European Parliament
The National Assembly of Vietnam will do its best to solidify cooperation between the country and the European Union (EU) and between the NA and the European Parliament (EP), Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung said on November 4.
At his reception for a group of members of the EP’s Delegation for relations with Southeast Asia and ASEAN countries (DASE) in Hanoi, he said their working visit will fuel the EP – NA relations in a substantive and effective fashion, noting that Vietnam is willing to act as a bridge enhancing the EU and EP’s cooperation with ASEAN nations.
He thanked the EP for supporting the ratification of the EU – Vietnam Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation and the EU – Vietnam free trade agreement, which will take bilateral ties to a new stage of development.
He also acknowledged the EP’s assistance to Vietnam in building the 2013 Constitution while highlighting activities at the NA’s ongoing 10th sitting to overhaul the domestic law system to realise the Constitution’s spirit of upholding human rights, citizen rights and the socialist-oriented market economy.
The leader asked DASE Chairman Werner Langen and the EP to continue promoting the collaboration between the Vietnamese NA and the EP in fields of shared concern.
For his part, Werner Langen briefed Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung on the outcomes of the DASE’s talks with the NA’s Committee for External Relations and voiced optimism about the Vietnam – EU cooperation.
The EU highly values the nation’s recent socio-economic attainments and the successful completion of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals, he noted, adding that the EP always considers Vietnam as a good friend in ASEAN.
The National Assembly (NA)’s Committee for External Relations headed by its Chairman Tran Van Hang had talks with a group of members of the European Parliament (EP)’s Delegation for relations with Southeast Asia and ASEAN countries (DASE) in Hanoi on the same day.
At the talks, Chairman Hang said Vietnam and the EU have gone a long way in their relations and are now entering a new stage of development as they are accelerating the ratification of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation (PCA) and have basically concluded negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).
The two sides agreed on the need to reinforce multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and the EU in general, and between Vietnam and the DASE in particular.
They also touched upon activities of the Vietnamese parliament, the country’s foreign policies, and its efforts towards the establishment of the ASEAN Community later this year.
Also on November 4, officials of the NA’s Committee for Economic Affairs held a working session with the DASE representatives.
Chairman of the committee Nguyen Van Giau noted that the EU is the second biggest trading partner and export market of Vietnam. Bilateral trade rises by 15 – 20 percent annually, reaching US$36.8 billion in 2014 and US$27.3 billion in the first eight months of this year.
He voiced his hope for enhanced cooperation between the two sides while asking Werner Langen and the DASE to support the expeditious ratification of the PCA, the signing of the Vietnam-EU FTA, and the recognition of Vietnam’s market economy status.
Participants at the session also discussed the Vietnam-EU FTA’s possible impacts on EU businesses in Vietnam and the Southeast Asian nation’s endeavours towards the ASEAN Economic Community.
He thanked the EP for supporting the ratification of the EU – Vietnam Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation and the EU – Vietnam free trade agreement, which will take bilateral ties to a new stage of development.
He also acknowledged the EP’s assistance to Vietnam in building the 2013 Constitution while highlighting activities at the NA’s ongoing 10th sitting to overhaul the domestic law system to realise the Constitution’s spirit of upholding human rights, citizen rights and the socialist-oriented market economy.
The leader asked DASE Chairman Werner Langen and the EP to continue promoting the collaboration between the Vietnamese NA and the EP in fields of shared concern.
For his part, Werner Langen briefed Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung on the outcomes of the DASE’s talks with the NA’s Committee for External Relations and voiced optimism about the Vietnam – EU cooperation.
The EU highly values the nation’s recent socio-economic attainments and the successful completion of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals, he noted, adding that the EP always considers Vietnam as a good friend in ASEAN.
The National Assembly (NA)’s Committee for External Relations headed by its Chairman Tran Van Hang had talks with a group of members of the European Parliament (EP)’s Delegation for relations with Southeast Asia and ASEAN countries (DASE) in Hanoi on the same day.
At the talks, Chairman Hang said Vietnam and the EU have gone a long way in their relations and are now entering a new stage of development as they are accelerating the ratification of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation (PCA) and have basically concluded negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).
The two sides agreed on the need to reinforce multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and the EU in general, and between Vietnam and the DASE in particular.
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Also on November 4, officials of the NA’s Committee for Economic Affairs held a working session with the DASE representatives.
Chairman of the committee Nguyen Van Giau noted that the EU is the second biggest trading partner and export market of Vietnam. Bilateral trade rises by 15 – 20 percent annually, reaching US$36.8 billion in 2014 and US$27.3 billion in the first eight months of this year.
He voiced his hope for enhanced cooperation between the two sides while asking Werner Langen and the DASE to support the expeditious ratification of the PCA, the signing of the Vietnam-EU FTA, and the recognition of Vietnam’s market economy status.
Participants at the session also discussed the Vietnam-EU FTA’s possible impacts on EU businesses in Vietnam and the Southeast Asian nation’s endeavours towards the ASEAN Economic Community.