Vice chairman Uong Chu Luu stated this while receiving Cho Jin-hyeong, chairman of the Republic of Korea National Assembly Committee on Public Administration and Security in Hanoi on March 10.

Mr Luu expressed his pleasure at the positive developments of the friendly and cooperative ties between the two countries and their legislative bodies, which he said have exchanged regular visits to increase mutual understanding and cooperation in the past years.

He proposed the two National Assemblies maintain visit exchanges and effectively implement their signed agreements in the interest of the two nations.

For his part, Jin-hyeong praised Vietnam’s increasing role in the international arena after having fulfilled its duties as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council in the 2008-09 period and is currently chairing ASEAN in 2010.

He pointed to the fact that many RoK businesses have invested in Vietnam to transfer technology, share managerial experience and generate jobs for Vietnamese people. He proposed the National Assembly and government of Vietnam continue offering incentives to RoK businesses to operate efficiently in the country.

The RoK will accelerate legal and policy-making reforms to support approximately 90,000 Vietnamese nationals living, studying and working in the country, the RoK legislator assured Mr Luu.