Spain wants to promote infrastructure and railway cooperation with Vietnam
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez emphasized his desire to promote cooperation in Spain's key areas such as infrastructure, railways, the automobile industry, etc.
On the afternoon of April 9, at the National Assembly House, Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Mandi met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who is on an official visit to Vietnam from April 8 to 10.
According to VNA, at the meeting, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man expressed his satisfaction with the good cooperative relationship between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the Spanish Parliament through the two sides regularly exchanging delegations, closely coordinating and contributing many initiatives to regional and international parliamentary organizations.
The National Assembly Chairman affirmed that Vietnam is ready to act as a bridge to promote relations between the Spanish Parliament and the ASEAN Parliamentary Alliance Council; suggested that the two sides maintain regular meetings of the Friendship Parliamentary Group of the two countries, contributing to promoting cooperation between the legislative bodies of the two countries.
The Spanish Prime Minister expressed his gratitude for the warm welcome of the National Assembly Chairman and the leaders of the State of Vietnam to the Youth Union; agreed with the assessment of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on the development steps in the "Strategic partnership towards the future" relationship between Vietnam and Spain, as well as the upgrading of bilateral relations in the coming time.
The two sides agreed to effectively implement bilateral cooperation mechanisms, increase delegation exchanges at all levels, as well as between the Committees of the two countries' National Assemblies to exchange information and experience in the fields of legislative and supervisory affairs, contributing to enhancing understanding, strengthening political trust, creating favorable conditions to promote cooperation in all fields; continue to fully and effectively implement the Vietnam - Europe Economic Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) to take advantage of the opportunities this agreement brings, enhance cooperation in the fields of culture and sports, thereby promoting understanding and exchange between the people of the two countries.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez emphasized his desire to promote cooperation between the two countries in areas of Spain's strengths such as infrastructure, railways, automobile industry, renewable energy, etc.; said that he would soon organize a meeting between the leaders of the Spanish Government and the Vietnamese community in Spain to listen to the opinions and aspirations of Vietnamese people in Spain.
The National Assembly Chairman thanked Spain for ratifying the Vietnam - EU Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) and suggested that Spain urge the remaining EU countries to soon ratify this agreement, contributing to promoting equal investment cooperation, facilitating Spanish businesses operating in investment and business in Vietnam.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man suggested that Spain give a voice so that EC can soon remove the IUU "yellow card" for Vietnam's seafood exports.
The two leaders agreed to continue to strengthen coordination at regional and international inter-parliamentary forums such as the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the Francophone Parliamentary Union (APF) ...; promote multilateralism, the rule of law of international law to address regional and global challenges, especially in the context of the world experiencing extremely rapid and complex changes, including the East Sea issue.
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