Vietnam legislature leader begins UK visit
VOV.VN - A high-ranking delegation of the National Assembly of Vietnam led by NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived at Heathrow Airport in London on June 28, beginning an official three-day working visit to the UK.
Hue and his entourage were welcomed at the airport by MP Graham Stuart, the British Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Vietnam, MP Wayne David, head of the All-Party Parliamentary Group of the UK (APPG), Marcus Winsley, British Deputy Ambassador to Vietnam, and Colonel Walcot, British Defense Attaché to Vietnam.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Hoang Long and other Vietnamese officials of the Embassy as well as representatives of the Vietnamese community in the UK were also present at the ceremony.
The Vietnam - UK Strategic Partnership has developed significantly and recorded many important achievements over the years. The two countries are looking forward to celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic ties in 2023.
Two-way trade between Vietnam and the UK rose by 17.2% last year to US$6.6 billion. Despite enduring global production and supply chain disruptions caused by COVID-19, bilateral trade turnover reached US$2.6 billion, equivalent to the figure recorded in the same period last year.
During the visit, the top Vietnamese legislator will meet speakers of both houses in the UK parliament and leaders of several Cabinet departments, to explore the possibility of increasing the co-operation in green growth, as well as links between the two legislatures.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue is paying a visit to the UK from June 28 to June 30 at the invitations of John McFall, speaker of the House of Lords, and Lindsay Hoyle, speaker of the House of Commons.
