Top Vietnamese legislator hosts Lao NA Vice President
VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 4 for Vice President of the Lao National Assembly Chaleun Yiapaoher, the first foreign guest to visit the Vietnamese legislative body in the new year of 2024.
Chairman Hue extended a warm welcome to the Lao NA leader and congratulated the Lao legislature on successfully holding the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Parliamentary Summit in December 2023. The event's success marked the important role of the Lao legislature in the cooperation mechanism among the parliaments of the three countries as well as in the region, Hue said.
Applauding the ongoing progress of the cooperation agreement between the two legislatures, Hu affirmed the Vietnamese NA’s commitments to stepping up its utmost efforts to make legislative collaboration a crucial component of bilateral ties, including law-making matters and decisions on important national issues.
In response, Chaleun Yiapaoher attributed the CLV Parliament Summit’s success to the support provided by the Vietnamese NA.
He said his visit is designed to gain experience to compile a history book marking the 50-year journey of the Lao NA’s establishment and development.
He briefed the host on his successful talks with NA Vice Chairman Nguyen Khac Dinh, and working sessions with NA Secretary General and Chairman of the NA Office Bui Van Cuong and the Legislative Research Institute to specifically discuss experience in compiling the history book and fine-tuning legal regulations which is particularly relevant as Laos is preparing to amend its Constitution.
Hue affirmed that the Vietnamese NA and its agencies are ready to cooperate and share experience with the Lao NA in building and improving the Lao legal system in the best possible way. The two sides should hold in-depth seminars to provide scientific insights for policy and law formulation.
He also shared insights into the compilation of the history book marking 80 years of the Vietnamese NA, as part of activities celebrating the 80th anniversary of its first general election (January 6) in 2026.
The host voiced his support for the guest’s proposal to create a book documenting the history of the relationship between the Lao and Vietnamese legislatures.
On the occasion, he said Vietnam always supports and stays ready to assist Laos in successfully fulfilling its role as the Chair of ASEAN and ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) this year.
