• Bulgaria ready to help Vietnam expand EU ties

• NA Chairman: Vietnam hopes to boost ties with Bulgaria

Party Politburo member Le Hong Anh made the statement at a reception for visiting Bulgarian National Assembly Chairwoman Tsetska Tsacheva, in Hanoi on April 16.

Mr Anh thanked Bulgaria for its valuable assistance to Vietnam’s national construction and defence and affirmed that the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) supports the growing relations between the two National Assemblies.

Chairwoman Tsetska praised Vietnam’s achievements under the leadership of the CPV and briefed the host on the results of talks with other Vietnamese leaders.

She pledged all-out efforts to promote the friendship between the two NAs and peoples.