Vietnam always treasures all-around ties with Morocco

At the function, the Vietnamese NA leader showed his elation at the positive developments in bilateral ties, reviewed the visits of both nations’ leaders over recent times and congratulated Morocco on its achievements in socio-economic development.

He also expressed his great impression of the development of Morocco, which now ranks fifth among 10 North African countries with developed economies and boasts many famous beautiful global landscapes.

El Khadi congratulated NA Chairman Man on being elected to his new position and said that there will be a working session with the Secretary General and Chairman of the NA Office Bui Van Cuong to discuss co-operation opportunities between the two advisory agencies in order to serve the two countries' legislatures on both bilateral and multilateral channels. This includes implementing and promoting initiatives in a bid to establish the Association of Parliamentary Secretaries General of Asia-Pacific.

The occasion saw El Khadi hail the important achievements of the Vietnam NA over recent times in innovating its way of operating and organizing the legislature such as applying modern information technology, digitalization, and technology for storing image documents.

He expressed his impression when visiting the traditional room, the exhibition area of ​​underground archaeological discoveries of the NA House. He stated his belief that preserving and storing archaeological relics can also be a topic for the two sides to exchange experience, especially at parliamentary alliance mechanisms, and those in which both sides engage in.

The Moroccan official emphasized that the mutual relationship between Morocco and Vietnam has a long history. Indeed, the affection between the two peoples comes from sharing historical memories and past struggles for the causes of national liberation and independence like today, whilst Vietnam is always in the hearts of the Moroccan people, he added.

According to the General Secretary of Morocco's House of Representatives, both nations have many things in common in terms of national construction and development. In particular, both sides pay close attention to and attach importance on boosting South-South collaboration efforts.

Informing NA Chairman Man about the Moroccan socio-economic development situation recently, El Khadi said that both sides are in the process of walking together on the path of development and noted that the two countries have strengths to further reinforce and tighten the symbolic relationship between the two countries.

NA Chairman Man said that both nations have enjoyed a friendly relationship and multifaceted co-operation, while emphasizing that parliamentary ties is one of the effective channels in the two countries' relationship.

The parliaments have maintained delegation exchanges, high-level meetings, and close linkages, whilst offering mutual support at world and regional multilateral inter-parliamentary forums.

The two legislatures signed a Cooperation Agreement back in 2017. The NA proposed that the two sides review and continue to effectively carry out the signed co-operation contents, deepen parliamentary relations, actively exchange delegations at all levels, and friendly parliamentary groups.

Efforts include further strengthening the exchange of goods experience and valuable lessons of the two legislative bodies in a multitude of fields, especially in legislation, and mutual support at multilateral forums.

NA Chairman Man therefore proposed that the two sides share experience in running operations of the supporting apparatus of the two legislatures in a bid to further beef up parliamentary ties.

He also expressed his hope that, in his position as of ASGP President, El Khadi will intensify exchange activities and share operational experience of parliaments of other countries.

On the occasion, NA Chairman Man invited the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Morocco to make an official visit to Vietnam soon.

In turn, El Khadi respectfully conveyed to NA Chairman Man an invitation to soon officially visit Morocco by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Morocco.