Vietnam promotes parliamentary diplomacy at IPU-153
VOV.VN - National Assembly Vice President Nguyen Hong Dien, member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee on October 5 led a high-level delegation of the National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam to attend the 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-153) in Arusha, Tanzania, and held bilateral meetings with leaders of governments and parliaments from various nations.
The IPU-153 Assembly runs from October 5 to 9 under the theme "Good governance and community empowerment through inclusivity, trust, and opportunity for all." On October 5 and 6, National Assembly Vice President Nguyen Hong Dien attended the opening ceremony and high-level debate sessions, focusing discussions on global governance, multilateralism, parliamentary diplomacy, and the role of communities in tackling shared challenges.
The IPU-153 Assembly runs from October 5 to 9 under the theme "Enhancing good governance and empowering communities through inclusivity, trust and opportunities for all." On October 5 and 6, NA Vice President Nguyen Hong Dien attended an opening ceremony and high-level debate sessions, focusing on global governance, multilateralism, parliamentary diplomacy, and the role of communities in tackling shared challenges.
Addressing the opening session, IPU Secretary General Anda Filip underscored the role of parliamentary diplomacy in advancing dialogue, cooperation, and the peaceful settlement of international disagreements; meanwhile, IPU President Tulia Ackson noted that global crises ultimately exert a direct impact on community life, requiring parliaments to amplify the voice of citizens in legislative drafting, budgeting, and supervision.
On the sidelines of the Assembly, NA Vice President Nguyen Hong Dien held meetings with Tanzanian Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba, Malaysian House of Representatives Speaker Johari bin Abdul, Australian House of Representatives Speaker Milton Dick, Russian Federation Council Deputy Speaker Konstantin Kosachev, and Algerian Council of the Nation Vice President Mohammed Larbi Slimani.
During the meeting with Tanzanian Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba, the two sides expressed high regard for the traditional friendship between Vietnam and Tanzania, nurtured by the international friendship between President Ho Chi Minh and late President Julius Nyerere.
Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba conveyed greetings and an invitation for Prime Minister Le Minh Huong to visit Tanzania, while praising the contributions of Halotel, an enterprise of the Viettel Group, to Tanzania’s socio-economic development.
The two sides agreed to boost cooperation in telecommunications, digital transformation, agriculture, water resource management, energy, mining, science-technology, and infrastructure. Dien proposed that both nations step up high-level delegation exchanges through Party, parliamentary, and governmental channels; accelerate negotiations on agreements concerning the promotion and protection of investment and the avoidance of double taxation; and continue facilitating Halotel’s effective operations in Tanzania.
During the meeting with Malaysian House of Representatives Speaker Johari bin Abdul, both sides concurred on enhancing parliamentary cooperation, reinforcing solidarity and cooperation within ASEAN, boosting intra-bloc trade, and ensuring food and energy security. They also consented to intensify exchanges among young parliamentarians, female legislators, and representatives of ethnic minority groups, alongside bolstering cooperation in the Halal sector.
In his meeting with Australian House of Representatives Speaker Milton Dick, the two sides hailed the Vietnam-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Speaker Milton Dick commended the outcomes of the State visit to Australia by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam in August 2026, viewing the visit as a strong impetus for implementing the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, while acknowledging the robust growth of bilateral economic and trade ties.
He noted that Vietnam currently ranks as Australia's fourth-largest education partner, with approximately 36,000 Vietnamese students pursuing their studies in Australia, and affirmed that both countries share a vision for a peaceful, stable, and prosperous Asia-Pacific region. The Australian House of Representatives Speaker requested Vietnam's support for his candidacy for IPU President for the 2026-2029 term.
Dien conveyed an invitation from Vietnamese leaders for Speaker Milton Dick and the leaders of the Australian House of Representatives to visit Vietnam; he suggested intensifying exchanges at all levels, between localities, specialized agencies, parliamentary friendship groups, and business communities.
The two sides also discussed fine-tuning the legal framework to elevate trade turnover to US$20 billion and double investment over the next five years, while creating favorable conditions for the Vietnamese community in Australia. The NA Vice President urged both sides to continue coordinating and supporting each other at multilateral parliamentary forums, upholding multilateralism, international law, and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
At the meeting with Deputy Speaker of the Russian Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev, both sides acclaimed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and the cooperation between the two parliaments. They agreed to closely coordinate preparations for the upcoming visit to Vietnam by Russian Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko in November 2026, which includes signing and carrying out cooperation agreements between parliamentary bodies and localities.
Dien affirmed that Vietnam consistently values and preserves solidarity and traditional friendship with the former Soviet Union and present-day Russian Federation, reiterating readiness to work closely in preparing for Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko's visit.
In his meeting with Algerian Council of the Nation Vice President Mohammed Larbi Slimani, both sides affirmed the importance attached to traditional friendship and mutual support. The Algerian side invited National Assembly Vice President Nguyen Hong Dien to visit Algeria at an early date, while agreeing to beef up economic and trade cooperation, assist Vietnamese enterprises in investing and operating within Algeria, and gain access to regional markets.
The Vietnamese NA Vice Chairman proposed increasing high-level delegation exchanges and parliamentary cooperation; fostering cooperation in oil and gas, high-tech agriculture, healthcare, and science-technology; and negotiating a trade agreement to lay the groundwork for commercial and investment ties. Furthermore, the Vice President expressed the hope that the Algerian Council of the Nation will continue supporting the operations of the Vietnam National Energy and Industry Group (PVN) in Algeria, seeing energy cooperation as a pillar in bilateral relations.
As part of his working trip, NA Vice President Nguyen Hong Dien and his high-level delegation visited the Vietnamese Embassy in Tanzania. Ambassador Vu Thanh Huyen, embassy staff, and representatives of Vietnamese businesses welcomed the delegation. The Vice President acknowledged and commended the joint efforts and achievements of the embassy, while briefing them on domestic socio-economic developments and the ongoing legislative shift from a mindset centered on "administrative control" to one focused on "development facilitation" by the new-term National Assembly.
The NA Vice President asked the embassy to continue consolidating the foundation of political trust, advancing parliamentary diplomacy, fulfilling its bridging role to boost economic, trade, and investment cooperation, standing alongside and supporting Vietnamese enterprises to timely resolve operational hurdles, and paying close attention to the welfare of the overseas Vietnamese community.
According to the schedule, on October 7, NA Vice President Nguyen Hong Dien is set to deliver a speech at the General Debate of the IPU-153 Assembly and continue holding bilateral meetings with IPU leaders and foreign parliamentary representatives.
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