Vietnamese Vice President meets Ugandan Parliament Speaker
VOV.VN - Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan met with Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament Anita Annet Among in Kampala on January 19 as part of her working trip to Uganda for the 19th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
At the meeting, Xuan congratulated Uganda on its initial outstanding socio-economic achievements recorded in implementing the “Uganda Vision 2040” towards building a modern and prosperous country.
She thanked the Ugandan parliament for sending a delegation to the ninth Global Young Parliamentarians Conference in Hanoi, ,Vietnam in September 2023, contributing to the overall success of the event. She expressed her belief that Uganda would successfully complete its the role as president of the Non-Aligned Movement for the 2023-2026 term.
She conveyed the greetings and invitation of Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Vuong Dinh Hue to invite Speaker Aita Annet Among to make an official visit to Vietnam soon. The Ugandan Parliamentary leader happily accepted the invitation.
Speaker Aita Annet Among for her part affirmed that Vietnam is an important trade partner of Uganda, and expressed her belief that their meeting would contribute to promoting friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
Both host and guest emphasized that the two countries have huge potential for cooperation, especially in the fields of politics - diplomacy, parliamentary cooperation, economics, agriculture, science and technology. They agreed to increase the exchange of delegations, including through the parliamentary channels, while promoting coordination and supporting each other at international and inter-parliamentary forums such as the Non-Aligned Movement and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). They also agreed on the possibility of signing a cooperation agreement between the two legislatures.
Xuan requested that legislative bodies of the two countries monitor and promote the two governments to actively implement signed commitments and agreements, as well as support and create favorable conditions for strengthening cooperation between the two countries in potential fields such as trade, investment, agriculture, telecommunications, education and training, and information technology.
