Vietnamese NA Chairman arrives in Buenos Aires

Vietnamese Chairman

Buenos Aires, The Gulf Observer: Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue and a high-ranking delegation of the NA arrived at Ministro Pistarini International Airport in Buenos Aires on Sunday afternoon (local time), beginning an official visit to Argentina.

The delegation was welcomed at the airport by Cecilia Todesca Bocco, Secretary for International Economic Relations at the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship; President of the Argentina-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians Group Maria Rose Martinez; Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina and Uruguay Duong Quoc Thanh; and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina.

Huệ and the Vietnamese NA’s high-ranking delegation laid a wreath at the Ho Chi Minh Monument in Buenos Aires the same day.

Head of the NA’s Committee for External Relations Vu Hai Ha said the NA of Vietnam and the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina are set to sign a cooperation agreement during the visit, aiming to intensify parliamentary relations and the countries’ comprehensive partnership at large.

On the basis of the traditional friendship, the visit is expected to elevate and further enhance parliamentary cooperation.

Talking to the press prior to the visit, Ha noted the two sides will discuss measures to promote the comprehensive partnership, especially in the fields Argentina is strong at such as agriculture, the industry serving agricultural production, renewable energy, and the material industry.

They will sign a cooperation deal to strengthen ties between the two parliaments, thus contributing to the comprehensive partnership, he said.

Ha went on to say that the NA Chairman will also deliver a policy speech at Argentina’s Foreign Ministry. The speech will provide information about Vietnam’s foreign policy and the policy towards Latin America in general and Argentina in particular.

During the ongoing visit, NA Chairman Hue is also scheduled to hold talks and meet with senior leaders of Argentina; attend a business forum; visit the Vietnamese Embassy and meet with representatives of the Vietnamese community in Argentina.

The top legislator will also witness the signing of cooperation agreements between ministries, sectors and localities of the two countries.

As the two nations have fully opened their doors and stepped up economic recovery and development, NA Chairman Hue’s visit, which takes place at a time when Vietnam and Argentina are celebrating the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations, aims to strengthen the traditional friendship and solidarity between Việt Nam and Argentina as well as Latin American nations in general, promote the possibility of launching negotiations on a free trade agreement between Vietnam and the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), and start a journey to follow the footsteps of Uncle Ho as Buenos Aires was his stopover in 1912 when he left Nha Rong (Dragon) Wharf in 1911.

The visit is hoped to contribute to promoting and consolidating the traditional friendship and solidarity, and mutual support between Vietnam and Argentina; and strengthening cooperative ties between the two parliaments, thus enhancing the Vietnam-Argentina comprehensive partnership in a more practical and effective way.