Government leader desires stronger Vietnam - Qatar parliamentary links

The speaker welcomed PM Chinh’s visit, which he believes will yield good results and add fresh impetus to further expanding and enhancing the friendship and  all-around cooperation between the two countries.

He congratulated Vietnam on its tremendous socio-economic achievements and also showed his admiration for the country’s revolutionary history, which has inspired nations around the world.

The Speaker stated that the Shura Council hopes to augment cooperation with the National Assembly of Vietnam to assist the two governments accelerate the productive and substantive implementation of cooperation commitments and plans for the sake of the two countries' people.

PM Chinh hailed the Shura Council and the Speaker’s contributions to the implementation of Qatar National Vision 2030, which has maintained political stability, spurred socio-economic development, and preserved and promoted cultural and historical values of the country.

The Vietnamese leader affirmed that cooperation between the two countries has been growing rapidly for the last more than 30 years since the establishment of their diplomatic ties, with numerous positive results such as deeper political trust, strong growth in economic, trade and investment partnerships, and increased mutual support at multilateral forums.

However, he said that there remains ample room for the two sides to further enhance the bilateral collaboration, particularly in such areas as economy, trade, investment, energy, and agriculture, to match the sound political relationship as well as each country’s potential and advantages.

Highlighting Qatar’s proud successes in economic development along with the successful hosting of the FIFA World Cup 2022 and the recent Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), the PM said Vietnam can learn much from Qatar in terms of mindset, vision, and measures for national development.

To further develop the Vietnam - Qatar friendship and cooperation for the sake of the two nations' people, the two leaders agreed to continue enhancing the role of parliamentary diplomacy and step up cooperation between their parliaments through mutual visits by parliamentary leaders and their specialized committees to share legislative and supervisory experience.

The two sides also concurred to maintain the two parliaments’ close coordination to bolster cooperation between the group of Arab parliaments and the group of Asian parliaments at inter-parliamentary forums like the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Besides, they will enhance exchanges between young and female parliamentarians.

The speaker asked the two sides to soon establish a parliamentary friendship group between the two countries to frequently share opinions and propose measures for strengthening bilateral parliamentary ties.

He also called on Vietnam and Qatar to work together in supporting the just struggle by the Palestinian people and the two-state solution.

Meanwhile, PM Chinh urged the two parliaments to boost closer coordination to support the effective implementation of bilateral cooperation mechanisms, advocate the upgrade of both nations’ ties new heights, prioritize collaboration in economy, trade, investment and energy, and refine policies and agreements, especially the free trade agreement, to help tighten businesses’ connections and people-to-people links.

On this occasion, he conveyed National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man’s regards and invitation to the Speaker to visit Vietnam in the near future, with the invitation being graciously accepted.

The Qatari Speaker also sent his regards to the top Vietnamese legislator and other Vietnamese senior leaders.