State President expects stronger cooperation between Vietnam and Belgium
VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong said he expects to see Vietnam – Belgium cooperation yield more encouraging results, during his reception for visiting President of the Belgian Senate Stéphanie D'Hose in Hanoi on August 22.
He spoke highly of the results of the August 21 talks and meetings between the Belgian guest with Vietnamese leaders, which he believed would opened up a new chapter in cooperative relations between the two parliaments and peoples.
He also highly appreciated a draft resolution on assistance to Vietnamese Agent Orange/Dixon victims to be adopted by the Belgian Chamber of Representatives (Lower House), noting this is good news of great humanitarian significance. On this occasion, he proposed that involved parties work closely with Vietnam to overcome the consequences of Agent Orange/dioxin in the country.
Vietnam attaches importance to relations with Belgium and wants to take their bilateral ties to new heights, Thuong assured his guest.
He pointed out that the two countries should bring into full play their cooperation potential, especially in the fields of education, investment, investment, climate change adaptation, digital transformation, green economy, among others.
The two countries need to further promote people-to-people exchanges and cultural exchanges, so as to enhance mutual understanding and close bond, suggested the president, affirming Vietnam creates favourable conditions for citizens of the two countries to travel, conduct trade exchanges and cooperate more closely in the coming time.
He also proposed that Belgium coordinate closely with Vietnam at international forums, and support the stance of ASEAN and Vietnam regarding the East Sea issue, including guaranteeing the safety and freedom of navigation and overflight and peacefully settling disputes in accordance with international law, especially the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Senate President Stéphanie D'Hose for her part highly valued Vietnam’s recent impressive development achievements and revealed that more Belgian delegations would visit Vietnam in near future to boost investment cooperation with the Southeast Asian nation.
She further disclosed information about the Belgian legislation regarding assistance to Vietnamese dioxin victims, saying the resolution calls on the Belgian Government to promote efforts to provide more aid to the Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange/dioxin as well as to support the Government of Vietnam in helping the victims.
The Belgian Senate president also expected that the two sides would facilitate their people’s travel to promote tourism, economic and trade cooperation.
President of the Belgian Senate Stephanie D'Hose is in Hanoi for an official visit to Vietnam from August 21 to 25 at the invitation of Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
