NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (sixth from left, first row) meets Ambassadors, heads of representative offices abroad (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi
Kim Ngan hosted a reception for Ambassadors and heads of Vietnamese
representative missions abroad on October 22.
Several ambassadors took the occasion to praise the
importance and efficiency of parliamentary diplomacy, as it has helped promote
the country’s integration and development, increase relations between the
representative offices with the host countries, and build the image of a
Vietnam of integration and development.
Ambassadors to the EU said they are well aware of their
responsibility for bringing into full play opportunities brought about by the
EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement.
Speaking at the meeting, Ngan appreciated the closer and
smoother coordination between the Foreign Ministry with the NA’s external
activities, thus contributing to promoting the legislative body’s leading role
in major multilateral diplomatic events, with the NA’s successful term as Chair
of the 41st General Assembly of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-41) an
outstanding example.
She affirmed that the NA and its offices pay attention to
and support external work in general and external activities of the Foreign
Ministry and the Vietnamese representative offices abroad in particular.
She asked the diplomats to uphold their responsibility and
follow the guidelines and policies of the Party and State to better external
work, and at the same time coordinate closely with NA offices in charge of
external affairs to intensify parliamentary diplomacy.
As the representatives of the Vietnamese State in foreign
countries, the diplomats should truly become bridges connecting Vietnam with
their host countries to boost bilateral relations and increase the nation’s
position and prestige in the eyes of international friends, Ngan said./.
VNA