On April 4, the RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan received the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Trần Quang Phương and the members of the Parliament of Vietnam. Let us mention that the guests are in our country within the framework of the visit of the NA Chairman of Vietnam Trần Thanh Mẫn.
Welcoming the official visit of such a representative delegation to Armenia, the RA NA Vice President noted that our country has a warm dialogue with Vietnam, which has a tendency to develop continuously. According to his assessment, the recent visit of the RA NA President Alen Simonyan to Vietnam and the reciprocal visit of the NA Chairman of Vietnam to Armenia create new opportunities for the development of the dialogue.
Hakob Arshakyan highlighted the boosting of the ties in different spheres between the two countries, spoke about the opportunities of cooperation in the fields of military industry and defense. According to his assessment, the Armenian participation in the Defense Expo 2024 Exhibition held in Vietnam is also an indicator of cooperation. The NA Vice President also considered important the presence of the Vietnamese companies in the similar events being held in our country.
According to Hakob Arshakyan, the signing of agreements on the mutual abolition of visa requirements and air communications and the establishment of direct flights between the two states could be of key importance. As for cooperation in the financial sector, he proposed to start negotiations on signing an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation. The NA Vice President also attached importance to the development of ties in the sphere of education.
The RA NA Vice President presented to the guests the regional challenges, the ongoing negotiations on the peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and stated that the Armenian side is ready to sign the mutually agreed document.
The Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, in his turn, valued the regional peace and stability, expressed support for the process of normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Trần Quang Phốn also highly appreciated the friendly relations established between Armenia and Vietnam, and emphasized the importance of deepening multipolar cooperation. Reference was also made to the agendas of cooperation on inter-parliamentary platforms.
The member of the RA NA Armenia-Vietnam Friendship Group Arusyak Manavazyan and the Deputy Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Defense and Security Armen Khachatryan also participated in the meeting.
