VOV.VN - Lawmakers at the first session of the ongoing 16th National Assembly on April 22 gave opinions on a draft resolution on a number of breakthrough mechanisms and policies for developing Vietnamese culture.

The 16th National Assembly (NA) convened a plenary sitting on April 21 morning as part of its first session, continuing deliberations on a wide range of socio-economic and fiscal issues, and discussing amendments and supplements to four tax-related laws.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man called for deeper Vietnam – Belgium cooperation across all fields while meeting with President of the Belgian Senate Vincent Blondel in Istanbul, Türkiye, on April 17 on the sidelines of the 152nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (IPU-152).

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man called on the legislatures of Vietnam and Kazakhstan to play a more active role in refining legal frameworks, during a meeting with Yerlan Koshanov, Speaker of the Mazhilis - the lower house of Kazakhstan’s parliament, in Istanbul, Türkiye, on April 16 (local time).

Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on the afternoon of April 16 (local time) as part of his trip to attend the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-152) and conduct a number of bilateral activities in Türkiye.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man on April 16 held talks with Chairman of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili, on the sidelines of the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-152) in Istanbul, Türkiye.

Italy is one of Vietnam’s leading partners in the EU and Vietnam wishes to further strengthen the Vietnam-Italy Strategic Partnership across all channels, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man told Maurizio Acerbo, General Secretary of the Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) of Italy at their meeting on April 14.

Vietnam attaches great importance to Italy’s leading role in Europe and globally, said Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man while receiving Vice President of the Italian Senate Licia Ronzulli in Rome on April 14 afternoon (local time) as part of his official visit to Italy.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his spouse Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga met with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Italy at noon on April 14 (local time) as part of his official visit to Italy.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Mayor of Milan Giuseppe Sala on April 13 during his official visit to Italy, highlighting Vietnam’s interest in deepening cooperation with one of Europe’s most dynamic cities.