Czech Senate President lauds Vietnam’s rising position globally
VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Duong Hoai Nam on April 16 paid a courtesy visit to Czech Senate President Milos Vystcil to discuss measures to promote Vietnam – Czechia relations, including parliamentary cooperation, towards 75 years of diplomacy between the two countries in 2025.
At the meeting, Vystcil noted that the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation has been strengthened in recent times, especially after Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s visit to Vietnam in April 2023 as well as frequent exchange visits between the two countries’ leaders and officials.
He affirmed that the Czech Republic wishes to foster relations with countries in the Asia-Pacific region, including Vietnam, in line with the Indo-Pacific Strategy of the European Union.
The Czech Senate President expected both countries to increase parliamentary cooperation, as well as mutual support at regional and international inter-parliamentary forums such as the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership (ASEP).
He agreed that an agreement between the two countries’ legislative bodies should be reached to outline future parliamentary cooperation orientations.
He proposed that both countries soon get down to work on the opening of a direct air route between Prague and Hanoi, in order to increase bilateral cooperation in fields such as economics, trade, tourism, education-training, labour, culture and people-to-people exchanges.
On this occasion, he singled out the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic for their efforts to successfully integrate into their host country and make practical contributions to the Czech Republic’s socio-economic development.
Ambassador Nam for his part affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to fostering the traditional friendship and all-round cooperation with the Czech Republic. He said an increase in frequent visit exchanges will help promote political trust and mutual understanding between the two countries.
According to the diplomat, both Vietnam and the Czech Republic have great potential for stronger cooperation in fields such as defense industry, manufacturing, mining, education-training, tourism and agriculture.
He proposed that the Senate President support labour cooperation, the signing of a new education cooperation document, and the establishment of the Vietnam Culture Centre in the Czech Republic.
