The host leader highly valued the Chilean parliamentarians’ presence at the ongoing 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26) in Hanoi.Ngan emphasised that the two countries’ relations have developed basing on the solidarity and mutual support throughout history. Chile was the second Latin American nation, after Cuba, to establish diplomatic relationship with Vietnam in 1971.She also appreciated the official visit to Vietnam and attendance in the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week by President Michelle Bachelet last November, which Ngan said helped bring the countries’ comprehensive partnership to a new stage of development.Echoing his host’s view, Sandoval assessed that the comprehensive partnership has enjoyed progress in all fields. He noted that the Vietnam-Chile Free Trade Agreement, which took effect in 2014, has created a favourable legal framework for expanding economic ties. Bilateral trade rise from US$170 million in 2005 to US$1.04 billion in 2016 and US$955.7 million in the first nine months of 2017.He valued Vietnam’s socio-economic efforts and achievements, adding that Chile wants to enhance cooperation with the Southeast Asian nation.At the meeting, Chairwoman Ngan said relations between the Vietnamese and Chilean parliaments are growing, as seen in the frequent exchange of high-ranking delegations.On the basis of the signed cooperation agreement, the National Assembly of Vietnam wants to strengthen links with the upper and lower houses of Chile in both bilateral and multilateral aspects. The two countries’ friendship parliamentary groups should also increase specialised cooperation and exchanges, she added.On this occasion, President Sandoval invited Chairwoman Ngan to pay an… [Read full story]
In HCM City, the Indian guest met with Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Council Pham Phuong Thao, who expressed her belief that the visit will help strengthen and deepen the long-lasting friendship and strategic cooperation between Vietnam and India . The visit will not only help tighten the friendship between the two countries and the two parliaments, but also open up cooperation programmes in training legislative officials, as well as boost cooperation between HCM City and Indian localities, she said. Both host and guest stressed that the long-lasting friendship between Vietnam and India, which was initiated by President Ho Chi…... [read more]
(VOVworld) - Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong met the Speaker of Indian Lower House, Meira Kumar, on Thursday as part of his ongoing visit to India. He said Vietnamese National Assembly is renovating its performance and treasures experience sharing with legislative bodies. Both agreed on the need to exchange information in law making and strengthen cooperation in inter-parliamentarian fora. Both host and guest said the two legislative bodies need to further coordinate closely at multilateral forums such as the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), the Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting (ASEP) and the ASEAN People's Forum (APF). Speaker…... [read more]
As part of his visit to Japan, Party leader Nong Đuc Manh had separate meetings on April 20-21 with House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono and House of Councilors President Satsuki Eda early this week. Both the leaders of Japanese Parliament hoped to promote cooperation with Vietnam, noting that Japan always considers Vietnam one of its trustworthy partners in Asia. The Japanese Parliament is now reviewing the Vietnam-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement for ratification, revealed the leaders of the Japanese legislative body. The Vietnamese leader said that Vietnam always attaches importance to its ties with Japan, showing his pleasure at the…... [read more]
Aso's decision was made after LDP was defeated by Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) in the key Tokyo assembly election Sunday, which is widely seen as the bellwether for the general election. "I want to make utmost efforts to have important pieces of legislation enacted, including the organ transplant legislation this week and the cargo inspection legislation," Aso told Cabinet ministers and senior ruling coalition officials during a liaison meeting, Kyodo quoted Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Jun Matsumotoas saying. "Having done that, I want to seek the people's mandate by dissolving the House of Representatives early in the week beginning…... [read more]
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda dissolved the lower house of parliament Friday for an election next month, in a political gamble widely expected to strip his centre-left party of power. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (centre, R) answers questions Japan's sixth new prime minister in as many years set the revolving door of premiership spinning against resistance from his fragmenting party, but after having stared down his opponents over crucial legislation. "I want to seek a mandate from the people," Noda told reporters in the morning as he arrived for a cabinet meeting. Live coverage of a sumo tournament was interrupted…... [read more]
