The NA Chairman warmly welcomed the ambassadors, who will assume their assignments in Vietnam in the context of friendship and cooperative relations between Vietnam and the three countries developing fruitfully. He expressed his wish that the diplomats with their experience and understanding of Vietnam will actively contribute to boosting relations in numerous areas.

At his meeting with Russian Ambassador Andrey Grigorievich Kovtun, NA Chairman Trong suggested the two countries bolster cooperation in economics, trade, investment and tourism to match with their productive, time-honoured political ties, especially in fields that are Russia ’s strengths and where Vietnam has needs such as power, oil and gas, education and training.

The two sides need to develop bilateral cooperation at both grassroots and central levels, particularly at multi-party forums, he said.

At the reception for Polish Ambassador Roman Iwaszkiewicz, the NA Chairman offered his condolences over the death of President Lech Kaczynski and his accompanying delegation in a plane crash in Russia on April 1. He said he hopes the state and its people will find a way to recover from the grief and stabilise their country.

He also expressed his wish that the multi-faceted cooperative relations between Vietnam and Poland will be lifted to a higher level in both quality and effectiveness.

Apart from cooperation between the two countries’ governments , the two assemblies need to increase exchanges of delegations, information and experience, he added.

While meeting with Singaporean Ambassador Simon Wong Wie Kuen, the NA Chairman underscored the development of Vietnam-Singapore ties in terms of pace, scale and effectiveness, saying that the two countries have performed creative and comprehensive cooperation in economics, trade, investment, tourism, health care and education.

He expressed the hope that Singapore, with its important position in the region, would support Vietnam in fulfilling its role as the Chairs of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA)./.

NA Chairman receives three new ambassadors